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Killer Drones, Jamming Jets Win Big in New Pentagon Budget
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates’ plan to trim around $100 billion from Pentagon accounts over the next five years — the details of which he announced today — is being billed as a budget cut....
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Are Aircraft Carriers Slowly Becoming Obsolete?
For seven decades, they’ve been the ultimate symbol of American power. When conflicts break out across the globe, U.S. Navy aircraft carriers — fast, mobile and each packing more firepower than most...
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Navy, Marines Bet Big on Carrier for Troubled Stealth Jets
The U.S. Navy just dropped another $2.4 billion on a class of new light aircraft carriers specifically designed to carry the U.S. Marines' F-35B stealth jump jet. Just one small problem: the F-35B is...
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Navy’s Newest Assault Ship Moonlights as Pint-Sized Aircraft Carrier
The future USS America, christened in Mississippi on Saturday, is technically an amphibious assault ship, a type of vessel optimized for carrying Marines into battle. But subtle changes under America's...
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Marines’ First Frontline Stealth Fighter Lacks Vital Gear
The U.S. Marine Corps has received its first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter that, in theory, is meant for actual combat. But that doesn't mean the pricey, long-delayed JSF is going to dropping bombs on...
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