The Pentagon may have to spend a extra $1.1 billion to finish construction of aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford.
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Category: Navy
AH-1J repainted in retro colors
The Marine Aviation Detachment (MAD) at China Lake has retro-painted a J-model AH-1 to represent aircraft that were flown during the Vietnam era there.
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Rare Curtiss Helldiver found nearly intact
A rare Curtiss SB2C Helldiver has been found nearly intact on the bottom of the sea off Florida by divers.
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Mexico bought three Mi-17V5s
RIA Novosti reported that Mexico has bought three Russian Mi-17V5 troop helicopters.
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Philippines looks at coastal anti-ship missiles and surface attack aircraft
The Philippines will study the possibility of deploying anti-ship missile batteries along its coast and buy a squadron of surface attack aircraft.
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