Sentences with phrase «aircraft carrier program»
That China has even embarked on an aircraft carrier program speaks volumes about their future role in global security.
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China is not new to an aircraft carrier development program.
Tonight's matchup between Michigan State and North Carolina not only pits two of the nation's most successful programs against each other, but also marks the first time a college basketball game is being played on an aircraft carrier.
Just as China's naval aircraft carrier was launched soon after they criticized the U.S. for spending too much on defense, undertaking the Tiangong / Shenzhou 8 mission at about the same time as the U.S. space shuttle program ends «is a powerful political signal that China is ascendant, and the U.S. is descending,» Cheng said.
A few years ago, I had the privilege of spending a few days learning about the US Navy's training programs which included 24 hours on the USS Stennis, one of ten Nimitz class aircraft carriers.
The Civil Reserve Air Fleet is a cooperative, voluntary program involving the DOT, DOD and the U.S. civil air carrier industry in a partnership to augment DOD aircraft capability during a national defense related crisis.