That’s the USS George H.W. Bush, his grandson is proud to note, that launched the first of many drones the Navy hopes to deploy aboard aircraft carriers. The GHWB making waves today…X-47B makes historic carrier launch cnet.co/128V9f3 via @cnet #gonavy...
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The X-47B drone is launched from the USS George H.W. Bush, on May 14, 2013.
George Bush Launches Drone
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The Klingon Bird of Prey from "Star Trek: The Voyage Home."
Star Trek vs. Navy: Klingons vs. Lockheed Martin
Which is the U.S. Navy talking, and which is Star Trek talking? One of the descriptions below comes from the Navy’s words for the Littoral Combat Ship, or LCS, a fast boat from Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics designed to defeat...
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Photograph by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
Marine One, with U.S. President Barack Obama on board, passes the Washington Monument in Washington.
`Marine One’ Contractors Bid Anew
Let’s try this again: The U.S. Navy last week announced plans for a competition to develop and build a new fleet of presidential helicopters. The draft notice came three years after the service canceled a contract with Lockheed Martin Corp. for...
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Photograph by Justin Lane/EPA
A United States Postal Service truck in New York.
Washington Daybook: No Deficit of Deficits
While Congress is out and President Obama campaigns in Colorado, government agencies in Washington are hard at work today, doing what they do best: issuing reports on deficits. The U.S. Postal Service today reports what’s expected to be its 11th...
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