Director of Operational Test & Evaluation, Dr. J. Michael Gilmore, wrote in a memo to Pentagon officials that he will not approve the Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) for the F-35 unless changes are made.
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Category: Navy
New Chinese Type 052D DDG launched
A new type of Chinese guided-missile destroyer was launched yesterday at the Jiangnan Changxing shipyard near Shanghai.
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Indian Navy’s request for more Barak missiles rejected
The Indian Navy would like to buy more Barak missiles to arm its ships but the request has been rejected due to an ongoing corruption probe into the purchase of the missiles from an earlier tender.
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John C. Stennis Strike Group to deploy early
The Pentagon has decided to send the John C. Stennis Strike Group back to the Persian Gulf earlier than scheduled.
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RAAF Growlers will use refurbished ALQ-99s
RAAF EA-18Gs will have to settle for refurbished ALQ-99 jammers for one to two years before switching to the Next Generation Jammer.
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