Former British aircraft carrier Ark Royal has left Portsmouth for the final time to be scrapped in Turkey.
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USAF may move F-35A IOC earlier
The U.S. Air Force may set the F-35A’s initial operational capability, or IOC in mid-2016, a year earlier than planned.
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Russia sents new batch of Yakhont anti-ship missiles to Syria
U.S. officials say Russia has supplied Syria with a more advance version of the Yakhont anti-ship missile.
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Japan’s LDP party expected to propose buying of V-22 to defend remote islands
Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party plans to propose buying of V-22 tiltrotors to enhance the JSDF’s capabilities to defend remote islands.
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X-47B performs first touch-and-go on aircraft carrier
A X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) has begun touch and go landing operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) May 17.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Walter
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