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The new Acting U.S. Navy Secretary James McPherson has canceled a study initiated by his predecessor. The Future Carrier 2030 effort was supposed to be a 6-month study on the future of the aircraft carrier in the sailing branch.
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China announced that the former chairman of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has been arrested. Hu Wenming was also the former head of China’s aircraft carrier program.
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Guizhou Aviation Industry Import/Export Company (GAIEC) has announced that its new JL-9 variant for the People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) has flown.
Photos: GAIEC
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The F-35 program has cleared all Category 1A deficiencies in November last year and there are now eight remaining Category 1B deficiencies.
Photo: Darin Russell, Lockheed Martin
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Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is expected to go for sea trials in the fall of 2022. The shipyard that is carrying out repair and upgrading work on the ship has posted a contract to paint the outer surface of the ship before Sept. 1, 2022.
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