The United StatesandJapan have agreed todrop a 2014 deadlineforcompleting the relocationof a critical U.S.Marine base on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa.
The helicopters are monitored as they fly autonomously to a forward operating base, where a marine controller on the ground takes over using a portable device to direct the drop.
There will likely be a significant drop-off in demand for the munitions that the unit supplies to the Army and Marine Corps, but GD has built up a strong base of support in Congress for protecting its core vehicle franchises.