Run Silent, Go Deep: Drone-Launching Subs To Be Navy's 'Wide Receivers' -- Aol Defense
WASHINGTON: This Saturday the Navy will christen its newest nuclear-powered submarine, the $2.6 billion USS Minnesota at the Newport News shipyard in Virginia. Countless movies have cemented the popular image of subs as stealthy underwater killers, stalking hapless surface vessels with periscope and torpedo. But today's Navy is experimenting with launching robotic mini-subs and even unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Virginia-class attack subs like the Minnesota.
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U.S. Official: Army to be lighter, leaner, more agile -- Washington Times
U.S. Army Prepares For Full-Rate AH-64E Production -- Aviation Week
Pentagon failing to develop airships, aerostats -- UT San Diego
Pentagon Withholds $47 Million From Lockheed on F-35 -- Bloomberg
F-35: Dead business plan goes zombie -- Eric Palmer Blog
Boeing Exec Predicts First International V-22 Osprey Sale Next Year -- National Defense
Navy christens Minnesota Saturday -- Defense Tech
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DOD Pushes Military's Mobile Strategy Forward -- Information Week
Battle-ready missile defense radars must be protected from cuts -- The Hill
Soldiers test their skills walking on virtual battlefields -- Stars and Stripes/Kansas City
Big Army goes SF -- Foreign Policy
Can We Simulate Non-American Wars? -- Defense News
Pentagon Waits to Tell Vets They May Lose Prime Health Coverage -- PJ Media
Pentagon failing to develop airships, aerostats -- UT San Diego
Pentagon Withholds $47 Million From Lockheed on F-35 -- Bloomberg
F-35: Dead business plan goes zombie -- Eric Palmer Blog
Boeing Exec Predicts First International V-22 Osprey Sale Next Year -- National Defense
Navy christens Minnesota Saturday -- Defense Tech
DCNS introduces a new weapon system for submarines: anti-aircraft self-defense -- Navy Recognition
DOD Pushes Military's Mobile Strategy Forward -- Information Week
Battle-ready missile defense radars must be protected from cuts -- The Hill
Soldiers test their skills walking on virtual battlefields -- Stars and Stripes/Kansas City
Big Army goes SF -- Foreign Policy
Can We Simulate Non-American Wars? -- Defense News
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Boeing Exec Predicts First International V-22 Osprey Sale Next Year -- National Defense
Navy christens Minnesota Saturday -- Defense Tech
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DOD Pushes Military's Mobile Strategy Forward -- Information Week
Battle-ready missile defense radars must be protected from cuts -- The Hill
Soldiers test their skills walking on virtual battlefields -- Stars and Stripes/Kansas City
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Can We Simulate Non-American Wars? -- Defense News
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