Over the past 44 years, VP-45 has flown 265,100 mishap-free flight hours.
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Chinese SSBN set to go on patrol
China’s Type 094 SSBN is expected to begin the first sea patrol next year.
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First five AW101 Merlin HM Mk 2 delivered to Royal Navy
The Royal Navy’s 824 Naval Air Squadron has received the first five AW101 Merlin HM Mk 2 helicopters.
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MQ-8C Fire Scout delivered to U.S. Navy
Northrop Grumman has delivered the first MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned system to the Naval Air Systems Command this month.
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Sequestration undercutting USN’s ability to respond rapidly to future crises around the globe
Admiral Jonathan Greenert, the chief of naval operations, said he now only has one fully prepared carrier strike group and one amphibious assault group in reserve to response to a global crisis due to budget cuts.
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