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The U.S. Navy has completed its investigation into the fatal crash of a VFA-151 F/A-18E which killed the pilot on Jul. 31, 2019.
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TASS reports that a contract to build two helicopter carriers for the Russian Navy has been awarded to Zaliv shipyard.
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USS Portland tested its Solid State Laser – Technology Maturation Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) MK 2 MOD 0 against a drone on May 16.
Four F-15Js from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s 304 Squadron were in a dissimilar air combat training with U.S. Navy F-14As many years ago and the lost the fight as the Tomcats choose to employ its AIM-54 instead of entering into dogfights with the Japanese pilots, a former F-15J pilot recalls.
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