Boeing secured a $20 billion U.S. Navy contract to build the F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter jet under the Next Generation Air Dominance program for carrier-based air superiority.

Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao has said that eight crew members who were assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during their lengthy deployment. The disclosure was made in a letter to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York on Tuesday in response to questions from the Democrat on the well-being of sailors onboard following mounting concerns. Family members of sailors had raised alarm about deteriorating mental health and grim conditions during a prolonged mission in the Middle East as part of the US war in Iran. The carrier, which had been deployed since last November, is now returning to the US. The BBC has contacted the US Navy for comment.

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USS Abraham Lincoln returns from combat in the Middle East as a White House order to revisit steam catapults over EMALS threatens U.S. aircraft carrier readiness against China's navy.

Iran is deliberately hunting U.S. unmanned surface vessels in the Strait of Hormuz to gather intelligence on American surveillance capabilities, drone experts warn.

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Tracking USS Lincoln's months-long mission as concerns about conditions grow To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Tracking USS Lincoln's months-long mission as concerns about conditions grow Close There have been reports of poor conditions on board the USS Abraham Lincoln, which the US Navy says will soon be brought home from the Middle East. The aircraft carrier was originally expected back in May - but the US war with Iran has kept it at sea for around 250 days straight. BBC Verify has used satellite imagery to monitor the warship's movements which last docked in December last year. Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage .

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