Category: Navy

A VT-9 T-45C overshot the runway at NAS North Island and crashed into San Diego Bay on May 22. The pilot ejected and was recovered safely.

Photo: Luis Mijangos

CBS News 8 – San Diego, CA News Station – KFMB Channel 8

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The U.S. State Department has given the clearance to Turkey to buy 4 Phalanx Block 1B Baseline 2 Close-In Weapons Systems (CIWS) and upgrade 17 Block 0 systems to the Block 1B Baseline 2 configuration.

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The U.S. Congress has been notified of a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 10 MH-60Rs to Saudi Arabia for an estimated cost of $1.9 billion.

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A CNN team was given exclusive access to a U.S. Navy P-8A flight over the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.

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