When the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group deploys next November, the sailors on board are expected to be at sea for eight months.
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Sukhoi’s 2014 calendars welcome Chinese Year of the Horse
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New Zealand orders Beechcraft T-6C
New Zealand has decided to replace its Beech King Air aircraft with the T-6C. Helene Quilter, Secretary of Defence and Russ Bartlett, President of Beechcraft Inc., signed the contract at New Zealand Defence House in Wellington on Jan. 24.
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Commander of Italian Army Aviation killed in helicopter crash
Maj. Gen. Giangiacomo Calligaris, head of the Italian Army Aviation, was killed in a AB206 crash on Jan. 23.
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Gilmore says P-8A not effective
The Pentagon’s chief weapons tester Michael Gilmore has criticized the ability of Boeing’s P-8A to hunt submarines or carry out maritime surveillance over a large area.
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