The Navy is developing N-UCAS as a stealthy, carrier-based unmanned aircraft that would allow Carrier Strike Groups to operate effectively from outside the envelope of enemy missile threats and could act as a prime hunter against missiles and their launchers before and after launch.
Prior to selection for carrier command, captains must serve as the commanding officer of a carrier-based aircraft squadron, complete Navy Nuclear Power training and serve as a carrier executive officer.
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The carrier-based Prowler aircraft that jammed Taliban ground communications have their origins in the Korean War.
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The carrier is based on the specifications for the digital video disc, the home-movie format introduced last spring.
The Iraqis had no advance notice of night-time strikes by carrier-based pilots and were unable to disperse valuable pieces of equipment.
China will take longer still to gain the expertise needed to deploy a carrier-based battle group, with all its supporting vessels.
Although the sophisticated carrier-based A-6 fighter has long since been retired to museums, the old warriors who flew them are still kicking.
More than half of all American sorties were conducted by carrier-based pilots, as Turkey and Saudi Arabia refused American requests to operate Air Force jets from land bases.
If the program of record for the fighter unfolds as planned, Boeing will be squeezed out of the market for new carrier-based aircraft and Lockheed will dominate.
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In one successful past PM search interview one applicant had a larger, systematic approach involving Carrier endorsements based on mobile subscriber product satisfaction, and went far beyond a simple product launch strategy.
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Britain has also helped with air-to-air refuelling, thus extending the effective range of America's carrier-based bombers, and agreed to the use of Diego Garcia, a British island in the Indian Ocean, as a base for heavy bombers.
The sprawling aerospace company forged from the merger of McDonnell Aircraft and Douglas Aircraft in 1967 saw its carrier-based A-12 bomber canceled in January, and then lost the competition to build a successor to its signature F-15 fighter three months later.
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The NAO report also casts doubt on the MoD's claim that the new carrier-based strike force will be fully operational by 2020, saying a decision to delay investment in Crowsnest, a helicopter-based early warning system, means it will be two years late.
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CSX, a struggling Florida-based carrier, is adding 1, 400 new employees to its rail crews.
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The Shanghai-based carrier is the first Chinese airline to cancel orders for the Dreamliner.
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The Manila-based carrier is embroiled in legal action for Pldt.com's wacky architects to cease and desist.
Before that, he commanded Carrier Group 5 based in Yokosuka, Japan, starting in June 1998.
Service availability is on a carrier by carrier basis and based on handset compatibility.
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Shares in Shanghai-based carrier China Eastern plunged 8.3% in Hong Kong on Friday.
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Last October, the Singapore-based carrier placed an order for six 747-400 freighter planes with options to buy nine more.
China Eastern Airlines, the Shanghai-based carrier, just announced the order of 60 A320s from Airbus with delivery from 2014 to 2017.
Separately, British Airways has said that its Europe-based carrier OpenSkies is to start a new Amsterdam to New York service this autumn.
Cathay Pacific's cabin crew have voted in favour of an industrial action after their salary negotiations with the Hong Kong-based carrier broke down.
Midwest Airlines, a Milwaukee-based carrier catering to business travelers with low fares, recorded the heftiest passenger change fees as a percentage of passenger revenue.
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The news comes 4.5 months after the Dallas-based carrier turned on its LTE network, becoming the first U.S. operator to offer the high-speed wireless service.
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At the same time, if an American Airlines flight departing London is cancelled, the US-based carrier must offer compensation to passengers according to EU rules.
France-based carrier Orange has pledged to sell the MasterCard-certified BlackBerrys.
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"We stand by our FAA-certified crew training programs which meet or exceed the regulatory requirements for all major airlines and include training on emergency situations, " the Virginia-based carrier said.
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While Brand Keys' Customer Loyalty Index showed a 15% drop in JetBlue's score after the Presidents Day weekend's fiasco, that wasn't enough to knock the New York-based carrier from the top spot.
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