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The 148th and final T-6B ordered by the U.S. Navy has been delivered to Training Air Wing 5 at Naval Air Station Whiting Field on Jun. 21.
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The Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1 has been delivered to the U.S. Navy for operational use after clearing the Initial Operational Capability (IOC) stage earlier this month.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey’s shipbuilding industry is capable of constructing its own indigenous aircraft carrier.
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The Republic of China Navy was invited to a media event for the Kaohsiung International Maritime & Defence Expo 2016 on Jun. 20 and the senior leadership laid out their long-term shipbuilding plans. One of the concepts being proposed is a Aegis guided missile destoryer (DDG) to replace the Kidd-class.
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Taiwan’s Deputy Defense Minister Pai Hunghui told brief legislators that the Republic of China Navy will initiate a tender this year to build an amphibious assault ship that comes with a straight deck for helicopter operations. on the Republic of China Navy’s ship building plans for the long-term on Jun. 20. He was questioned by lawmakers in the morning after the local media reported in advance the previous day on what the Navy plans to reveal at a press event later that afternoon.
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