The long running A-12 Avenger dispute between Boeing, General Dynamics and the U.S. government has come to a close.
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Category: Navy
VP-45 is third operational P-8A squadron
VP-45 is continuing its smooth transition to the P-8A. The squadron received its first aircraft on Jan. 13.
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Boeing gets $75 million down payment from Congress for Super Hornets
The U.S. Congress has decided to pay $75 million to Boeing as down payment for 22 Super Hornets that the U.S. Navy didn’t order.
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French, U.S. fighters carried out cross deck ops
Aircraft from USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and the French aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle carried cross deck flight operations in the Arabian Gulf on Jan. 14.
U.S. Navy photo by French Chief Petty Officer Bruno Gaudry
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Ecuador Navy lost Searcher UAV
A Searcher UAV, AN-251, belonging to the Ecuador Navy was lost in the sea off Ecuador’s Manabi province on Jan. 17 after encountering engine problem.
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