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A drone tether management system has been successfully tested by engineers from the
Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific (PAC) and Naval Surface Warfare Center.
U.S. Navy photo by Jared Soltis
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On Nov. 30, Northrop Grumman successfully completed the fourth flight test of its AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER) at the Point Mugu Sea Range off the coast of southern California. The U.S. Navy launched the missile from an F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft, successfully hitting a moving maritime target that was representative of operational conditions.
Photo: U.S. Navy
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HX-21 is executing a “Santa over Southern Maryland” flight on Dec. 15. Santa’s sleigh will be a UH-1Y utility helicopter.
Photo: HX-21
Turkey’s indigenous vertical launch system (VLS) dubbed MIDLAS has carried out its first successful live firing of a HISAR missile.
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Indian Navy chief Adm. R Hari Kumar said on Dec. 3 that his service is happy with IAC-1 aircraft carrier INS Vikrant and could buy another carrier based on it instead of the newer IAC-2 CATOBAR aircraft carrier.
Indian Navy, GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons
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