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U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is expected to announce the decision to lift the probation on the F-35B during a visit to Naval Air Station Patuxent River on Friday.
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USS Simpson is on a six-month deployment to western Africa with the MQ-8B Fire Scout on board. This is its third at-sea deployment aboard a guided missile frigate and the first without a H-60 accompanying.
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The first night flight of the F-35 was completed Wednesday at Edwards Air Force Base using AF-6. The testing will clear the way for night refueling and formation testing later this year.
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The Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) GBU-57A/B team has been given the 16th annual William J. Perry Award by the Precision Strike Association.
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The U.S. Navy wants to start replacing its F/A-18E/F and EA-18G with new types of aircraft by 2032, according to a new document.
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