Xinhua news on the delivery of Varyag to the Chinese navy on Sept. 23.
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Category: Navy
Photo: First fire truck on board Varyag, looks similar to A/S32P-25
Royal Navy without AEW&C capability from 2016 to 2020
The Royal Navy will lose its airborne early warning capability after the current fleet of Sea King Mk7 helicopters retires in 2016.
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Boeing gets contract to build 11 more P-8As
Boeing secured a $1.9 billion deal to build 11 more P-8A maritime patrol aircraft for the U.S. Navy on Friday.
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Russian cruiser tested its missile defense capability
Russian nuclear-powered missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky tested its missile defense capability during its current cruise in the Arctic, Izvestia newspaper said on Thursday.
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