HMCS Charlottetown is taking the ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle to sea to explore the feasibility of integrating UAVs aboard HMC ships and developing expertise in operating UAVs at sea.
MCpl Robin Mugridge
Category: Navy
P-8A takes part in Exercise Bold Alligator
A P-8A from VX-1 is taking part in Exercise Bold Alligator for the first time. The maritime patrol aircraft flew 34 missions during the exercise.
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HMS Liverpool shadows Admiral Kuznetsov
Royal Navy destroyer HMS Liverpool escorted Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov from the English Channel off the south west coast of England to the seas off South West Ireland.
LA(Phot) Ian Simpson, Crown Copyright/MOD 2012
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Britain to decide on F-35 numbers after 2015 Strategic Defence Review
A British Ministry of Defence spokeswoman said on Tuesday that London will only decide on the number of F-35s required after the Strategic Defence Review is carried out in 2015.
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Pentagon’s top weapons buyer: F-35 production was “acquisition malpractice”
Frank Kendall, acting U.S. defense undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, said the decision to start production of the F-35 while testing at the same time was “acquisition malpractice.”
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