Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, and his son, former President George W. Bush toured aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) off the coast of Maine Jun. 10.
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C-17 crew error led to $70 million damages
A C-17 that landed at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan on Jan. 12 suffered $70 million in damages after the plane overshot the runway.
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Video: Wreckage of BAMS-D
The U.S. Navy lost one of its Broad Area Maritime Surveillance-Demonstrators (BAMS-D) on Monday during a test flight in Maryland.
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Thales unveils mobile air defence gun system
Thales is unveiling its RAPIDFire mobile air defence gun system at Eurosatory12. RAPIDFire combines the CONTROLMaster 60 surveillance radar with the CONTROLView command and control module. These are integrated with the multi-sensor stabilised optronic sighting system and the CT40 gun from CTAI.
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Super Hornet could carry ScanEagle
The Super Hornet could one day launch the ScanEagle UAV and let the drone collect the data with the fighter at a safe distance.
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