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Lockheed Martin Aeronautics’ new chief, Orlando Carvalho, told reporters at the Paris Airshow that his top priority now is to boost the U.S. Navy’s confidence in the F-35C.
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An engineering team at Patuxent River Naval Air Station recently redesigned and tested a UH-1Y helicopter weapons mount.
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Maj. Nicole Aunapu Mann, an F/A 18 pilot from the U.S Marine Corps, is the first woman fighter pilot to be selected for astronaut training with NASA in two decades.
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Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon flew in a MV-22 to the Pentagon during his visit to the United States on Friday.
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A MV-22 has landed for the first time on JMSDF helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH 181) during amphibious exercise Dawn Blitz.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Molly A. Evans
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