Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Work has determined that a flying wing design is not the best aerodynamic shape for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial tanker.
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Florida’s lawmakers reviving idea to bring CVNs to Mayport
All of Florida’s Senators and congressional delegates have signed a joint letter urging the Pentagon not to forget about turning Naval Station Mayport into a second East Coast homeport for an aircraft carrier.
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JMSDF, Thai aircraft carriers participating in Singapore’s inaugural fleet review
The Republic of Singapore Navy will be mark its 50th birthday with an inaugural International Maritime Review on May 15.
Graphic adapted from Singapore Ministry of Defense page
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France sending Mistral-class carrier to Western Pacific for drills with Japan, U.S. forces
Reuters said two of its sources are claiming that France will dispatch a Mistral-class helicopter to the island of Tinian this May for an amphibious exercise with Japanese and U.S. military forces.
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