The current OTV-4 mission of the X-37B space plane has cross the 600 days mark and if it still orbits the Earth after Mar. 23, it will break the previous record set by OTV-3.
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Lockheed Martin to develop airborne EW pod for anti-ship missile defense
In order to expand the detection range of the SLQ-32 electronic warfare system on board its warships, the U.S. Navy has tasked Lockheed Martin to come up with an electronic warfare pod to be mounted on the MH-60 naval helicopter.
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China sent H-6 bomber to Spratly Islands
An anonymous U.S. official disclosed that China had sent a H-6 bomber around the Spratly archipelago last weekend. It was the second such flight in a month.
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Sea trials of USS Gerald R. Ford to start in March
USS Gerald R. Ford – the lead ship of a new class of supercarrier for the U.S. Navy – will start in March, the sailing branch has announced.
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New Zealand says no talks with Japan on C-2, P-1
A spokesperson from the New Zealand Defense Force has refuted a report by Nikkei Asian Review that there were discussions regarding the Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft and C-2 cargo plane.
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