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Navy Questions Future Viability of Super Hornets; Recommends Against New Buy - USNI News
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F-35 crash shrinks a tiny test fleet under stress - Defense One
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| | Congress and GAO were already worried about having enough test jets to handle planned upgrades.
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Boeing and US Navy Simulate MQ-25 Carrier Recovery Using F-35 Automated Landing System - UAS VISION
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| | [AI summary] The US Navy and Boeing successfully simulated the MQ-25 Stingray drone's carrier landing using the JPALS system, marking progress toward operational deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles on aircraft carriers.
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Navy Eyes Transitioning The Blue Angels To F/A-18E/F Super Hornets
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| | The Blue Angels' F/A-18A/B/CD Hornets are some of the oldest and used-up fighters in the Navy and Marine Corps inventory. Recently, the Angels have had control surfaces break off in mid-flight, and their serviceability is not improving. As a result, the Navy has asked Boeing to come up with plans to convert Super Hornets into a configuration that actually makes sense for a group of flying acrobats.
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Air Force starts the bidding for $750M CENTCOM support contract - Washington Technology
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| The service branch plans to award approximately 20 positions on the vehicle that will be open to more Defense Department buyers than just Central Command.