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The entire U.S. Marine Corps rotary-wing fleet could be converted into autonomous flying machines starting from 2018 if the Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS) being develop by Aurora Flight Sciences proves to be workable.
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Photo By: Lance Cpl. Julien Rodarte
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A U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 went down off the coast of Vietnam during Operation Frequent Wind on Apr. 29, 1975. Two pilots on board were killed, making them the last two American military servicemen to die in Vietnam.
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By USN [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Pentagon on May 26 awarded a $58 million contract to the Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office in order for the latter to develop and integrate the V-22 aerial refueling system for the MV-22.
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The National Transportation Safety Board has published its investigation into the crash of a BAE Systems Hawk Mk 67 (former RoKAF T59) at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma on Mar. 11, 2015. The aircraft hit a stationary vehicle and killed a Marine inside it.
Photo by Randy Hoeft/Yuma Sun
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The Pentagon has been forced to admit that the final hurdle to clear the F-35 for full rate production will not happen until 2018, as predicted by its director of operational test and evaluation.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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