The U.S. Navy on Friday decided to delay the nuclear refueling of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.
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Category: Navy
Pentagon may put safety features back into F-35
The fueldraulic fuses and coolant shutoff valves that were removed from the F-35 earlier may be installed back after warning from the Pentagon’s weapons tester that the stealth fighter is 25 percent more vulnerable to exploding in mid-air after being hit.
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Photos: PLANAF’s JL-9 jet trainers
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USN standing up VUP-19 to fly MQ-4C
The U.S. Navy will stand up VUP-19 on Oct. 1 to fly the MQ-4C.
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Agusta Westland selects Thales to supply FLASH Compact dipping sonars
Agusta Westland has selected Thales as the supplier of compact dipping sonars to equip its Lynx light helicopters for export markets.
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