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The commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Adm. Scott Swift, told reporters in Yongsan, South Korea on Sept. 5 that dual-carrier operation near the Korean Peninsular is an option he could consider.
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The Royal Navy has carried out its first firing of the Sea Ceptor air defense missile system. The firings took place Type 23 frigate HMS Argyll.
U.S. President Donald Trump has picked Rep. Jim Bridenstine of Oklahoma – a former U.S. Navy E-2 pilot – to be the next Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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A Ukrainian shipbuilder who had worked on Soviet aircraft carrier programs, Valery Vasilevich Babich, has apparently been recruited by China to work for a Qingdao ship design company.
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The Pentagon announced on Aug. 30 that Raytheon has been awarded $119 million to turn the Tomahawk Block IV into a anti-ship missile.
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