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Spanish helicopter pilots from Maneuver Helicopter Battalion #4 (BHELMA IV) practice operating from ships with USS Gunston Hall on Feb. 24.
Photo by MCSN Jesse A. Hyatt
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The Pentagon declared in its 2015 budget proposal that it will put a five-year hold on buying the MQ-8 Fire Scout.
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Researchers from the U.S. National Wildlife Research Center found that bird strikes are most problematic for helicopters.
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The first photo of the B61‑12 nuclear bomb along with its guided tail section has been released by the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Click on the thumbnail or source for the photo.
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Boeing is considering extending the production line of the EA-18G into 2017 in order to give Congress more time to add more orders.
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