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Three US marines missing at sea after Osprey aircraft crashes off Australia

Three US marines missing at sea after Osprey aircraft crashes off Australia

Three US marines are missing after their plane crashed into the sea near the Australian coast. Twenty-three others were rescued, with one person taken to hospital. Marine Corps called off the search and rescue mission for the three marines missing. Officials called weather conditions during the incident benign. The Osprey plane type has previously been involved in crashes killing and injuring crew. Aug 6, 2017
Tillerson tells North Korea US is not seeking regime change: Were not your enemy

Tillerson tells North Korea US is not seeking regime change: Were not your enemy

As tensions rise over the Korean peninsula with North Koreas repeated missile launches, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said that the White House is not seeking to topple the Kim Jong-un regime in Pyongyang. Instead it only wants to have a dialogue with the country at some point, Tillerson said on Tuesday (1 August).Were not your enemy, were not your threat but youre presenting an unacceptable threat to us and we have to respond, he said. Aug 2, 2017
Watch US Navy launch fighter jet using worlds first electromagnetic catapult

Watch US Navy launch fighter jet using worlds first electromagnetic catapult

The US Navys USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier has become the first to launch and land fighter jets using an electromagnetic catapult, when it launched a F/A-18F Super Hornet on July 28 in the Atlantic Ocean. The new electromagnetic launch and land system is less complex and requires fewer crew members to operate and maintain. Aug 1, 2017
US carries out successful THAAD missile defence test after reported North Korea threat

US carries out successful THAAD missile defence test after reported North Korea threat

The US Missile Defense Agency successfully conducted a test of the THAAD weapon system on 30 July, shooting down a medium-range missile launched by a US Air Force C-17 aircraft over the Pacific Ocean. The test was a result of North Korea announcing on 29 July, that it had carried out a similar test of a long-range ballistic missile capable of hitting the US mainland. Jul 31, 2017
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