This summer, the X-47B will head back to sea and prove that it can clear an aircraft carrier deck in less than 90 seconds.
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MiG-31BM starts QRA duty
Two upgraded MiG-31BMs have been put on combat alert duty at an airbase in Tver Region in western Russia.
NRL creates hydrocarbon fuel from seawater
It is now possible to get hydrocarbon fuel by converting seawater thanks to research done by U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) scientists.
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USAF 773rd Airlift Squadron deactivated
The 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown Air Reserve Station is now left with only one C-130 squadron after the 773rd Airlift Squadron was deactivated on Apr. 6.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rick Lisum
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Boeing to shut C-17 line 3 months earlier, cut 3 aircraft
Boeing has determined that the C-17 line will shut down three months earlier than planned and the company will produce three fewer aircraft in 2015.
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