The second group of Indian navy specialists destined to serve on board INS Vikramaditya graduated on Apr. 4.
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Category: Navy
USMC pushing Navy to buy V-22s
The U.S. Marine Corps is trying to get the Navy to commit into buying the V-22 to replace its aging C-2A COD.
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YouTube: First military pilot to fly F-35 ABC
Lt. Christopher Tabert became the first military pilot to fly all three versions of the F-35 when he completed the government acceptance flight for AF-14 on Mar. 23.
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Video link: VFA-106 F/A-18D crashed into buildings in Virginia Beach
An F/A-18D assigned to VFA-106 crashed in Virginia Beach shortly after take-off from NAS Oceana on Friday. The jet hit half-a-dozen buildings and injured nine people.
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Huntington risks losing $194 million for cost overuns with USS Gerald R. Ford
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. (HII) stands to loss as much as $194.3 million for cost overruns building the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier.
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