Lt. Gen. Koichi Isobe, the vice chief of the joint staff with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, went on a familiarization flight on board a MV-22 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on Jun. 18.
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F-35C is top priority for Lockheed Martin
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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Redesigned UH-1Y weapons mount brings increased fields of fire
An engineering team at Patuxent River Naval Air Station recently redesigned and tested a UH-1Y helicopter weapons mount.
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USMC woman fighter pilot selected for NASA astronaut class
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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Yaalon flew in the V-22
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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