An F-35A has completed the first in-flight missile launch of an AIM-120 over the Point Mugu Sea test range on Jun. 5.
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U.S. Navy awards contract for operational test CH-53Ks
NAVAIR has awarded a $435 million cost-plus-incentive contract to Sikorsky to build four production-representative CH-53K.
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Coke can help VR-62 crew rescue stranded family
A C-130 crew from VR-62 rescued a family of five stranded in a boat in the Pacific Ocean after spotting light reflecting off a can of Coca-Cola on May 25.
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U.K. test pilot completes first F-35B vertical landing
Royal Air Force Squadron Leader James Schofield completed the first F-35B vertical landing by a United Kingdom military test pilot May 28.
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USS George Washington to be replace with another carrier in 2015 at Yokosuka
USS Ronald Reagan is the leading candidate to replace USS George Washington as the forward-deployed aircraft carrier in Yokosuka, Japan in 2015.
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