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Mike Gibbons, vice president of F/A-18 Super Hornet and EA-18 Growler programs at Boeing, told reporters that his company must decide in March 2014 whether to continue funding to keep the jet’s production line open.
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The F/A-18 Hornet community celebrated the 35th anniversary of the aircraft’s first flight during a ceremony Dec. 9 in the Rear Adm. William A. Moffett building atrium at NAS Pax River.
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The U.S. Navy has successfully conducted final contract trials of USNS Howard O. Lorenzen in San Diego. The missile range instrumentation ship will be the replacement for USNS Observation Island.
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The Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya had to make an unscheduled stop in Murmansk after encountering a storm in the Barents Sea.
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The U.S. Navy has successfully demonstrated the ability to launch a UAV from a submerged submarine.
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