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Boeing recently received a $22.7 million modification to an existing U.S. Navy contract for more than 2,300 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (Laser JDAM) sensors, starting full-rate production to meet the Navy’s Direct Attack Moving Target Capability (DAMTC) program requirement.
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Lockheed Martin fired its modified Hydra-70 rocket, the DAGR, from a prototype pedestal launcher twice recently.
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The honor of being the first captain of aircraft carrier Liaoning goes to Senior Captain (USN RDML) Zhang Zheng.
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Photo from this morning’s commissioning of Liaoning revealed that the PLAN has designated the ship as Type 001 class aircraft carrier.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao was the guest-of-honor during this morning’s commissioning of aircraft carrier Liaoning at Dalian.
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