The U.S. Navy has postponed the relocation of two Super Hornet squadrons to the West Coast until at least 2016.
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Spanish Navy having issues with Saab’s Skeldar UAV
The Spanish Navy brought Saab’s Skeldar UAV to the Horn of Africa for the Somali counter-piracy operation.
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Four U.S. thinktanks recommend downsizing carrier fleet
In a recent budget war game, four U.S. thinktanks: Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, American Enterprise Institute, Center for a New American Security, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies, all recommended that the Pentagon downsize the aircraft carrier fleet and move the money elsewhere for other programs.
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Redesigned F-35C tail hook passes first round of testing
The redesigned tail hook on the F-35C has completed 36 successful roll-in arrestment tests at Lakehurst from Jan. 9-16.
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Xi Jinping told Liaoning’s captain to get ship combat-ready
Chinese President Xi Jinping told Liaoning’s captain Zhang Zheng that he should “build up [the carrier’s] combat readiness, logistics and support expeditiously” during his tour of the ship in August.
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