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Skydance CEO David Ellison confirmed that a sequel for the 1986 hit Top Gun is in the works and he hinted that Tom Cruise may reprise his role as Maverick.
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After U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced in April that he was creating a post that reports to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations on the service’s efforts in unmanned systems, the Pentagon has announced the first officer to head the N99 office.
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A spokesman from the Philippine Department of National Defense confirmed that Manila is interested in getting a P-3C from Japan.
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The diesel generators aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth has been powered up for the first time. All four generators produce 109MW of power.
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A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J from VMGR-152 made a rare ground refueling of a U.S. Navy P-3C in a remote area of Alaska during Northern Edge 2015.
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