Decommissioned aircraft carrier USS Constellation has arrived at a shipyard in Texas where it will be scrapped. Click the source to view pictures of the arrival.
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Photo: F-35 Systems Development and Demonstration Weapons Suite
An F-35A, at Edwards AFB, Calif., is pictured with its F-35 Systems Development and Demonstration Weapons Suite the aircraft is designed to carry.
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F-35 on track to meet IOC targets
Both U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh are confident that the F-35 is on track to meet its initial operational capability (IOC) for this year and next year.
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U.S. Navy acquisition chief: V-22 had capabilities beyond just carrying out deliveries
The U.S. Navy’s Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition told reporters at the annual Surface Navy Association conference that the V-22 had capabilities beyond just carrying out deliveries.
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Russia moving troops to naval air base close to Finland
Russia has started deploying a motorized infantry brigade to Alakurtti naval air base, just 60 km from the Finnish border city of Salla.