Northrop Grumman has delivered the first MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned system to the Naval Air Systems Command this month.
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Category: Navy
Sequestration undercutting USN’s ability to respond rapidly to future crises around the globe
Admiral Jonathan Greenert, the chief of naval operations, said he now only has one fully prepared carrier strike group and one amphibious assault group in reserve to response to a global crisis due to budget cuts.
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Medal of Honor winner returns to North Korea in search of 1st black Navy pilot’s remains
Retired Navy Capt. Thomas Hudner, Medal of Honor winner, is returning to North Korea to find the remains of his wingman, the first black U.S. Navy aviator Ensign Jesse Brown.
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X-47B fails to trap again
NAVAIR attempted to land X-47B “Salty Dog 501” on board USS George H.W. Bush on Jul. 15 but the aircraft developed an instrumentation issue while on the way to the carrier.
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Turkey denies Russia Today report that Israel used its base to attack Syria
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has denied a Russia Today report that Israel used its base to attack Syria.
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