Washington may temporarily station V-22s on Japan’s largest main island of Honshu instead of Okinawa. The first few planes may arrive as early as July.
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Gross negligence led to death of Essex sailor
Petty Officer 1st Class Regan Young was killed on board USS Essex while the ship was off the coast of Bali, Indonesia last year after getting trapped by the ship’s Sea Sparrow missile launcher.
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Obama administration is considering sharing SM-3 data with Russians
The Obama administration is still considering whether to gave certain classified data on the SM-3 interceptor to Russia.
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Admiral Gorshkov on schedule for sea trials next month
Sevmash shipyard is on course to take aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov out to the Barents Sea for its first sea trial next month.
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Member of McDonnell family sues Boeing over UAV patents
The son of Sanford McDonnell, a former chairman and ceo of McDonnell Douglas, has filed a lawsuit against Boeing and Insitu over patents for an unmanned aerial vehicle landing system.
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