After an event-packed 2006, the naval aviation enterprise and the industry that supports it settled down to business and proceeded through a relatively quiet 2007. In the previous year, naval aviation saw the demise of one community, VF, the reduction of another, VS, two new aircraft making first flights, F-35 and EA-18G, plus several new aircraft programs getting their starts—P-8 and CH-53K, to name two. The calendar year 2007 saw naval aviation make progress in the new programs, and keep the press on in the older ones.
