Aviation News
Pentagon testers found that the reliability rates for the V-22 has improved in 2011 but it was at 53 percent rather than the specified 82 percent.
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The U.S. Marine Corps will arm its RQ-7 drones with a classified gravity bomb under a demonstration program.
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The Office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation says the F-35 showed “mixed results” during tests last year.
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Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Group (MEU) were relieved of their duties in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) by the Makin Island ARG and the 11th MEU, Jan. 6.
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