An important milestone in the MQ-4C program has started, over the next two months, the unmanned aerial vehicle will undergo operational assessment at NAS Patuxent River.
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CSBA: Two American carriers in Japan
Bryan Clark and Jesse Sloman from the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments are proposing the idea of having two forward-deployed aircraft carriers in Japan instead of just one.
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HMS Defender to provide air defense cover for carrier Charles de Gaulle
As a French naval task force lead by aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle departs for the Mediterranean, Royal Navy warship HMS Defender will join the group of ships to provide air defense cover.
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Aurora Flight Sciences awarded contract for flight testing of AACUS
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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Obama might nominate a woman to head NORAD
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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