The British government is looking at a staggering bill of £1.8 billion to convert HMS Prince of Wales with catapults and arrestor gears.
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Category: Navy
Carl Vinson Marks 30 Years of Service
Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) celebrated the carrier’s 30th year of service Mar. 13.
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Lockheed Martin is upgrading Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System
Lockheed Martin is upgrading the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System (TTWCS).
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NTSB releases report on crash that killed NAS Fallon’s XO
The National Transportation Safety Board concluded that the executive officer of Naval Air Station Fallon had stalled his Cessna 320 while landing at Fallon on May 22, 2009.
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Venlet confirms U.K. looking at F-35B again
Vice Admiral David Venlet, program manager for the F-35, revealed that the United Kingdom is again interested in the F-35B.
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