Aviation News
Social media reports said U.S. Navy F/A-18E BuNo. 168914 from VFA-87 was involved in the shooting down of a Syrian Su-22 on Jun. 18.
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By Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK (Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet ‘168914 / AJ-304’) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv would not confirm or deny media reports that the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG) will be making a port call at Haifa, Israel starting from Jul. 1.
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By U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. Fifth Fleet (USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)_141010-N-AP620-012) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Warships and naval helicopters from Canada, South Korea and United States will converge near Jeju Island from Jun. 23 for a three-day exercise.
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The SM-2MR production line is being resurrected after Raytheon received an order to produce 280 missiles for the U.S. Navy and four other foreign navies.
By Ministerie van Defensie [CC0 or CC BY-SA 1.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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A news report from India said the government has decided to drop its bid to buy 16 S-70B naval helicopters from Sikorsky.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Raul Moreno Jr. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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