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Dec- 2020 -16 DecemberDrones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
Boeing’s MQ-25 Drone Completes First Flight With Aerial Refueling System
In a first, Boeing and the US Navy conducted a test flight of an MQ-25 aerial refueling drone prototype with an aerial refueling store.
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7 DecemberDrones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
Two Recent Accidents Ground US Navy Scout Helicopter Drones
The US Navy has grounded its fleet of MQ-8C Fire Scouts after two of the unmanned helicopters were involved in separate accidents within a week.
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Nov- 2020 -26 NovemberDrones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
US Navy Successfully Tests Drone Assistance in Laser Target Firing
The US Navy successfully launched and landed a drone from a moving ship, taking a recent idea to use UAVs to test and evaluate seaborne laser weapons closer to completion.
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25 NovemberDrones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
US Navy Deploys Submarine-Launched Combat Drones
The US Navy has developed and deployed a Submarine-Launched Unmanned Aerial System to carry out reconnaissance and targeting missions.
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18 NovemberExercises
US Ship-Launched Missile Intercepts ICBM in Milestone Test
The US has successfully used a small, ship-fired ballistic missile interceptor to destroy a target Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, in a first of its kind test.
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17 NovemberDrones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
US Navy Begins Testing Logistics Drone Prototype
Engineers, testers, and military test pilots at the US Navy are evaluating a logistics drone designed to provide ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore cargo transport.
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Oct- 2020 -15 OctoberSea
US Destroyer Sails Through Taiwan Strait, Provoking China
A US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait in what the American military described as a "routine" passage but enraging China, which claims sovereignty over the island and surrounding seas.
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Sep- 2020 -17 SeptemberAmericas
Eyeing China, Pentagon Plans Larger, ‘More Lethal’ Navy
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper announced an ambitious plan to expand the US Navy with unmanned and autonomous ships, submarines, and aircraft to confront the growing maritime challenge from China.
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Jul- 2020 -16 JulyExercises
US Navy Carries Out Second ‘Freedom of Navigation’ Op off Venezuela Coast
The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney challenged Venezuela's excessive maritime claim in the Caribbean Sea.
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13 JulyAmericas
Major Fire Breaks Out on USS Bonhomme Richard Navy Ship in California
An explosion on a United States Navy ship moored at a base in California set off a major fire on Sunday injuring 21 people.
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