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A US F-35 stealth fighter just landed on a destroyer Japan turned into an aircraft carrier for the first time off the California coast
A US F-35 stealth fighter jet landed aboard Japan's new destroyer-turned-aircraft carrier for the first time off the coast of California, the US military said, sharing photos of the event.
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USS Nimitz Sets Sail For Likely Final Deployment
Almost 50 years on from its commissioning date, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departed Naval Base ...
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Navy's first woman to qualify to land a jet on an aircraft carrier did it on the USS Lexington
History was made on the flight deck that day when she became the first female U.S. Navy aviator to carrier-qualify in a jet. Now, that history is seen by everyone who takes the lower decks tour ...
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USS Nimitz waves goodbye to San Diego for likely final deployment
Nimitz spent 12 years at Naval Station Norfolk until 1987, when it relocated to what is now Naval Base Kitsap, Washington.
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U.S. Navy’s Next Trainer Jet Won’t Need to Land on Carriers
The U.S. Navy released a new Request for Information for the T-45’s replacement, which will only be required to conduct Field ...
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US Navy ditches field carrier landing requirement for T-45 Goshawk replacement
The US Navy (USN) expects to sign a contract within less than two years to begin replacing its fleet of Boeing T-45 Goshawk ...
Supersonic, iconic: The Grumman F-14 Tomcat, the famous ‘Top Gun’ aircraft from the Iraq War
More than 50 years on from its first flight, the iconic fighter jet remains one of the most iconic aircraft in the world.