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The U.S. Navy has dispatched USS Lassen to challenge the 12 nautical mile territorial limits of Chinese-controlled Subi and Mischief reefs in the Spratly Islands. The ship would likely be accompanied by a P-8A.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate2nd Class Inez Lawson (http://www.navy.mil; exact Source) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Boeing has been awarded a $898 million contract for 15 EA-18Gs while Lockheed Martin is to buy long lead items for 28 C-130Js in a contract worth $260 million.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is said to have used its 3K95 Kinzhal air defense missile system to destroy a sea target during an exercise in the Barents Sea.
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A MV-22 lands on board HNLMS Johan de Witt during Exercise Trident Juncture 2015.
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An Italian Navy AV-8B flew back to its home base from USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) after spending three years in the United States for maintenance.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ryre Arciaga
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