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SECNAV: F-35C Should Be Navy's Last Manned Strike Jet

Apr 16, 2015

141104-N-ZZ999-001 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 4, 2014) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighters makes an arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 is conducting initial at-sea trials aboard Nimitz. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin by Andy Wolfe/Released)

The operational use of the carrier-based joint strike fighter could mark the beginning of the end of the Navy's manned bombing sorties, if the Navy secretary gets his way.

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Staying current requires agile development practices that continuously integrate and deliver high-quality software with reduced risk.

Construction begins on new fleet of warships for Royal Canadian Navy

The project will see the construction of 15 warships to replace the current fleet of Halifax-class frigates.

US Central Command to demo integrated counter drone sensors this fall

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