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X-47B, the new silent killer over water

X-47B, the new silent killer over water

Rediff.com15 May 2013

The United States Navy has for the first time launched an unmanned aircraft the size of a fighter jet from a warship in the Atlantic Ocean, as it wades deeper into America's drone programme amid growing concerns over the legality of its escalating surveillance and lethal strikes.

US orders aircraft carrier to Arabian Gulf over Iraq crisis

US orders aircraft carrier to Arabian Gulf over Iraq crisis

Rediff.com14 Jun 2014

The United States has ordered the aircraft carrier USS George H W Bush to move into the Arabian Gulf to provide President Barack Obama with options for possible military action against militants in Iraq.