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F-35B Lightning deploys with U.S. Navy ship, prepares for flight qualifications - News
March 06, 2018
EAST CHINA SEA. U.S. Navy officials announced then first deployment of the F-35B Lightning II with a naval ship and a Marine Expeditionary Unit in the Indo-Pacific. For the first time, a detachment of F-35B Lightning II's with Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) arrived aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) on March 5th.
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U.S. Navy adds USS Manchester to the LCS fleet - News
March 02, 2018
MOBILE, Ala. U.S. Navy officials accepted delivery of the littoral combat ship (LCS), USS Manchester (LCS-14). Delivery marks the official transfer of LCS 14 from the shipbuilder, an Austal USA-led team, to the Navy. It is the final milestone prior to commissioning, which is planned for May in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Comms
U.S. Navy signs $492 million in contract options for nuclear subs - News
February 27, 2018
LYNCHBURG, Va. Nuclear-component company BWXT reports that its BWXT Nuclear Operations Group has signed contract options totaling approximately $492 million with the the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program for the manufacture of naval nuclear-reactor components.
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U.S. Navy releases final RFP for DDG 51 Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers - News
February 12, 2018
WASHINGTON. U.S. Navy officials released the final request-for-proposal (RFP) for the DDG 51 Fiscal Years (FY) 2018 - 2022 Multiyear Procurement (MYP) for Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.
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Zumwalt-class destroyer completes acceptance trials - News
February 05, 2018
BATH, Maine. The future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) completed acceptance trials on February 1, according to Navy officials.
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U.S. Navy commissions USS Omaha littoral combat ship - News
February 05, 2018
SAN DIEGO. The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS), USS Omaha (LCS 12), during a ceremony on Saturday, February 3, 2018, in San Diego, California.
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U.S. Navy demonstrates Harpoon Block II+ missile - News
January 26, 2018
POINT MUGU SEA TEST RANGE, Calif. The Navy completed a flight test of the new Harpoon Block II+ missile on January 22 from its Point Mugu Sea Test Range, off the coast of Ventura County, California.
