X-47B Sparks UFO Reports
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Wired says the X-47B has a new nickname: The UFO.
Marines have stopped testing Boeing’s A160T Hummingbird drone helicopter (subscription required) due to technical issues, Defense Daily Network reports.
The General Accounting Office says the Navy and Marines have $22 billion in accounting errors, according to The Hill.
China increases its naval ambitions, according to The Diplomat.
CNN reports that more than half of Americans think that the Iraq War ended in a stalemate. Pentagon adviser says there is a risk that Iran will be the de facto winner of the war, according to The Hill.
Miltary.com with the FYI: NASA is hiring astronauts again.