The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) carried out its first land-based catapult launch Nov. 29 from Patuxent River.
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Thales Nederland to update Dutch Goalkeepers
Thales Nederland will upgrade 16 Royal Netherlands Navy’s Goalkeeper Close-In Weapon Systems. The first Goalkeeper will be modified in 2015 and will be performed by Thales. All other Goalkeepers will be modified by the Royal Netherlands Navy at the naval base in Den Helder.
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X-47B hoist on board USS Harry S. Truman
A X-47B was hoisted on board aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman on Nov. 26. The unmanned aircraft will test carrier deck handling aboard Truman next year.
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Chairman of Shenyang Aircraft Corporation had heart attack on board Liaoning
The man in charge of overseeing the J-15 carrier-borne fighter, Shenyang Aircraft Corporation Chairman and President Luo Yang, had a heart attack on board aircraft carrier Liaoning on Nov. 25. He passed away at 12:48pm.
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China to launch indigenous aircraft carrier in 2013
A Hong Kong magazine said China will launch it’s first indigenous aircraft carrier next year and the ship will be commissioned between 2015 and 2016.
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