India’s sole aircraft carrier INS Viraat made its first port call to Oman and was open to visits from the public on Jun. 22.
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George Washington CSG conducting trilateral exercise with JMSDF, ROK Navy
The George Washington (CVN 73) carrier strike group (GWCSG) is conducting a trilateral exercise with ships and aircraft from the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy from Jun. 21-11.
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First asymmetric weapons load test for F-35B
F-35B, BF-2, completed the first asymmetric weapons load test flight on Jun. 14 with an AIM-9X Sidewinder inert missile on the starboard pylon, a centerline 25 mm gun pod, and a GBU-32 and AIM-120 in the starboard weapon bay.
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Does the U.S. Navy needs the Ford-class carrier?
Bloomberg News looks at arguments for and against the new Ford-class aircraft carriers. Critics like John McCain say the Navy should have kept buying the proven Nimitz-class carriers instead.
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LM: “Volume will ultimately drive the affordability of (F-35) program”
Lockheed Martin’s Chief Operating Officer Chris Kubasik told reporters on Tuesday that bigger order volumes for the F-35 is the only way to make the jet affordable.
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