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Capt. Mark Johnson, Naval Air Systems Command PMA-280 program manager, told USNI News that the U.S. Navy is close to signing a deal to turn a number of Tomahawks into anti-ship cruise missiles.
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The U.S. Navy is preparing to transition all remaining F/A-18Cs stationed at NAS Oceana to the F/A-18E/F. Members of the public are invited to two meetings end of this month to discuss and make comments on a draft environmental assessment of the swap.
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Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha says the country has yet to decide whether to buy the five RGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles from the United States.
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A F-35B loaded with Paveway IV laser-guided bombs and ASRAAM air-to-air missiles has taken off from a ski-jump for the first time. Peter “Wizzer” Wilson was at the controls during this test at NAS Patuxent River.
Photo: Arnel Parker