U.S. Navy modifying defensive weapons to give them offensive capability

At a panel presentation at the America Society of Naval Engineers’ Combat Systems Symposium on Dec. 1, U.S. Navy officials share with attendees how the sailing branch is giving old defense weapons a new life by giving them an offensive capability.

USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53) launches RIM-174 June 2014
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NORAD celebrates 60 years tracking Santa

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is celebrating the 60th anniversary of tracking Santa’s yuletide journey. The website for this year will go online today and will be available in eight languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Chinese.

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Image: RCAF

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