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Pentagon spokesperson Lt. Col. Michelle Baldanza said two Chinese J-11 fighters made an unsafe intercept of a U.S. Navy EP-3 spy plane over South China Sea on May 17.
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The U.S. Navy put the SeaRAM to its most complex test yet by having its engage two supersonic targets that were flying in complex, evasive maneuvers.
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The U.S. Navy has given an update on the test schedule of the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford. Capt. Chris Meyer, program manager for the CVN-78 class, told USNI News that the first arrested landing will now occur in November.
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The Pentagon has release more footage of the Russian Ka-27 helicopter and Su-24 fighter bomber buzzing USS Donald Cook in the Baltic Sea, thanks to a Freedom of Information Act request from The Virginian-Pilot.
The Pentagon has published its latest report on China’s military power on May 13. This year’s report is notable for its extensive coverage of Chinese military activities in South China Sea.
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