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U.S. Chief of Naval of Operations Admiral John Richardson said his service needs to “get going” on the Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) program.
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France has taken command of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s Task Force 50 (CTF 50) as aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle transits the Suez Canal and enters the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations on Dec. 7.
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Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said in an interview with Rossiya 24 TV Channel that flight development testing of the PAK FA fighter is nearly completed.
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Hopes to form a joint Czech-Slovak Gripen squadron has been dashed as Slovak lacked the money to acquire the fighters, Lidové Noviny reports.
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Orbital ATK has received a contract award from the U.S. Air Force for production of the AIM-9P Sidewinder rocket motor.
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