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South Florida seen as long shot in Super Bowl bid
The best hope for South Florida in Tuesday’s much-anticipated Super Bowl derby may be to snag the consolation prize. The consensus is that the recent failure to obtain tax money to help fund an extensive overhaul of Sun Life Stadium cost South...
Tags: Sports, Tourism and Leisure, National Football League, Atlanta Falcons, Super Bowl
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Navy launches unmanned warplane off carrier Bush
The Virginian-PilotABOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER GEORGE H.W. BUSH In November 1910, Eugene Ely made history when he flew his biplane off the cruiser Birmingham, along the Norfolk coastline. His plane touched the water before he recovered and climbed high enough to aim for...Tags: Military Aircraft, Military Equipment, Gerald Ford
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U.S. Navy makes aviation history with carrier drone launch
Reuters* Unmanned plane launched from aircraft carrier * X-47B drone is long-range, "stealthy" aircraft * Drones could be answer to Chinese, Iranian "anti-access" weapons By David Alexander ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH, May 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy...Tags: Weaponry, Military Equipment, Iran, U.S. Navy, Human Rights
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Navy successfully launches unmanned aircraft from Norfolk-based aircraft carrier
The Navy turned a page of aviation history Tuesday when it successfully launched an unmanned aircraft from the deck of the Norfolk-based USS George H.W. Bush. The took place at 11:18 a.m. off the coast of Virginia, the Navy said in a statement. The test...
Tags: Military Equipment, Hampton Roads, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Harry S. Truman, U.S. Military
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Navy drone, in a first, is catapulted from carrier deck into flight
For the first time in naval aviation history, a drone was catapulted off the deck of an aircraft carrier and soared into flight. The U.S. Navy conducted the test Tuesday from aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush off the Virginia coast with its X-47B...
Tags: Travel, Military Equipment, Virgin Group, Ltd., U.S. Navy, Air Transportation
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Drone is catapulted off aircraft carrier in milestone flight test
In a historic feat for the U.S. Navy, a stealthy bat-winged drone was catapulted off an aircraft carrier's flight deck before it soared above the Atlantic and into the blue sky. On Tuesday morning, the X-47B experimental drone was launched from the...
Tags: Military Equipment, U.S. Navy, George H.W. Bush, Medical Research
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U.S. Navy plans to make aviation history with carrier drone launch
Reuters* Northrop plane is step forward in autonomous capability * Strategically important long-range, 'stealthy' drone By David Alexander WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy plans to make aviation history on Tuesday by catapulting an unmanned jet...Tags: Weaponry, Military Equipment, U.S. Navy, Human Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Gov. George Leader remembered
York Daily Record, Pa.George Leader never played golf. He tried it. Once. He gave it a shot because it seemed like the thing to do. He was a retired politician and that's what retired politicians do. "I joined a club, and in the five years I belonged, I think I hit one...Tags: Nursing, Career and Workplace, U.S. Navy, Hershey (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Bucks County
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South Florida's big Super Bowl plans may be for naught
— It would be a whale of a party. There is a good chance it won't happen. The committee seeking to bring Super Bowl L or LI to South Florida revealed the details of a progressive hosting proposal submitted Wednesday to the NFL. It features an...
Tags: Military Equipment, Sports, U.S. Navy, National Football League, Super Bowl
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ANALYSIS-Despite Israeli strikes, US still wary of Syria air defenses
ReutersBy Phil Stewart and Peter Apps WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - Israeli missiles breached Syria's vaunted air defense system over the weekend, but that offered little comfort to U.S. military planners weighing the risks of any intervention against President...Tags: Weaponry, Military Equipment, Rebellions, Barack Obama, Armed Conflicts
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Castle Air Museum ready to roll out its 56th plane
Merced Sun-StarOne of the biggest planes to ever fly off an aircraft carrier is getting a second life at Castle Air Museum. Volunteers will roll out a Douglas RA-3B Skywarrior today, making it the 56th plane to be displayed at the museum. The aircraft made it...Tags: Museums, Vietnam, Arts and Culture
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NN Shipbuilding's carrier launch delay won't increase cost
The Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is rescheduled for a launch in November instead of July as originally planned, the Daily Press reported. The Navy and Newport News Shipbuilding had originally planned for a July launch but more time is needed to build...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Gerald Ford, Newport News Shipbuilding, John F. Kennedy, Shipbuilding
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