Canada may cancel the troubled CH-148 Cyclone naval helicopter and has sent a team to Britain to evaluate the Merlin.
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Category: Navy
Kendall doesn’t expect USN to change F-35C orders
U.S. undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, Frank Kendall, told attendees at the Reuters Aerospace and Defense Summit that he expects the U.S. Navy to stick to its F-35C orders.
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U.S. Navy test Paveway II Dual Mode Laser Guided Bomb
The U.S. Navy successfully tested Lockheed Martin’s Paveway II Dual Mode Laser Guided Bomb (DMLGB) during recent Tactics Development exercises at the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center in Fallon.
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Photo: V-22 aerial tanker test
The Bell/Boeing team has proved that a Super Hornet can maintain station behind a drogue chute extended from a V-22.
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Bell/Boeing photos
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Britain wasted $115 million on aircraft carrier decision
The British Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee reported that the government wasted $115 million switching back and forth on the type of new aircraft carriers.
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