The Royal Navy is considering the purchase of airships to resupply its aircraft carriers and to provide surveillance.
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Boeing thinking of scaled-down P-8A
Jeff Kohler, vice president of Boeing Military Aircraft, said his company is thinking of integrating the P-8A’s mission system into a smaller platform.
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U.S. Navy buys 10 fewer P-8As
From fiscal 2013 to fiscal 2017, the U.S. Navy will be getting 10 fewer Boeing P-8A maritime patrol aircraft.
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USS George H.W. Bush Wins Battle “E”
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) was named the top aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Fleet in the 2011 Commander Naval Air Force Aircraft Carrier Battle Efficiency and Departmental Awards program, Feb. 10.
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U.S. Navy to fund construction of CVN 79
The U.S. Navy’s fiscal 2013 defense budget request calls for the construction of the John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) aircraft carrier.
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