Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert said the U.S. Navy is looking at getting more EA-18Gs.
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U.S. rejects Chinese demand to stop military flights off Hainan island
The Pentagon said that during closed-door discussions with China, Beijing had requested that the U.S. stop surveillance flights off the coast of Hainan island. The proposal was rejected by U.S.
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F-35C completes first night flight operations
The F-35C conducted its first carrier-based night flight operations aboard USS Nimitz on Nov. 13
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DDG engage ballistic, cruise missile targets simultaneously with SM-3, SM-2s
USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) successfully engage and destroy a short-range ballistic missile target plus two low-flying cruise missile targets over the Pacific Ocean on Nov. 6.
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VP-16 deployment to Japan affirm decision to drop MAD
Rear Admiral Cindy Jaynes told IHS Jane’s that the recent deployment by VP-16 to Kadena Air Base in Japan had validated the Navy’s decision not to install a magnetic anomaly detector (MAD) on the P-8A.