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The U.S. Navy has awarded $22 million to BAE Systems for the production of Archerfish mine neutralisers.
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Last summer, the Southampton University demonstrated the feasibility of launching its 3D-printed unmanned aerial vehicle from a Royal Navy warship. This time, the UAV is being tested in tough Antarctic conditions aboard the Royal Navy’s ice patrol ship HMS Protector.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter will visit aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in South China Sea today, Reuters reported.
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In a joint interview with Miami Herald and CNN Espanol, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says USS Donald Cook could have opened fire when it was buzzed by Russian Su-24s and a Ka-27.
BALTIC SEA (April 12, 2016) Two Russian Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft fly over the USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) Apr. 12, 2016. Donald Cook, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward deployed to Rota, Spain is conducting a routine patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)
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An anonymous U.S. defense official said China has deployed 16 indigenous J-11BH fighters from the People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) to Woody Island.
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