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The U.S. Navy has awarded Aurora Flight Sciences a $11 million contract to support flight testing of the Autonomous Aerial Cargo I Utility System (AACUS) program.
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U.S. President might nominate a woman to take charge of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), Pentagon sources tell NPR.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered a missile cruiser currently sailing in the Mediterranean to cooperate with a French naval task force lead by carrier Charles De Gaulle.
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The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG), currently underway to the Middle East, may launch airstrikes from the Mediterranean rather then waiting till it reaches the Gulf.
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A F/A-18E flew a model of the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) on Nov. 3 at NAS Patuxent River to kick off the first phase of airworthiness testing.
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