NAVAIR has awarded a $435 million cost-plus-incentive contract to Sikorsky to build four production-representative CH-53K.
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U.S. publishes details of Israeli missile base
The U.S. government inadvertently revealed details of a top secret Israeli base to house the Arrow 3 missile defense system by publishing 1,000 pages of classified Israeli details on the facility on the Federal Business Opportunities website.
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Coke can help VR-62 crew rescue stranded family
A C-130 crew from VR-62 rescued a family of five stranded in a boat in the Pacific Ocean after spotting light reflecting off a can of Coca-Cola on May 25.
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U.K. test pilot completes first F-35B vertical landing
Royal Air Force Squadron Leader James Schofield completed the first F-35B vertical landing by a United Kingdom military test pilot May 28.
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Cargo shift to blame for 747 crash in Afghanistan
A joint U.S.-Afghan investigation into the crash of a 747 near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan said cargo inside the aircraft shifted before the crash.
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