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Boeing EA-18G Growlers Deployed by US Navy

Boeing EA-18G Growlers Deployed by US Navy

Boeing today announced that EA-18G Growler airborne electronic attack aircraft have been deployed for the first time by the U.S. Navy. “The men and women of Boeing are honored to see this new capability directly benefit the nation’s brave servicemembers around the world,” said Kory Mathews, vice president of F/A-18 and EA-18 Programs for Boeing.

LHD Launch Paves the Way for Amphibious Transformation

LHD Launch Paves the Way for Amphibious Transformation

The hull of the first of the Royal Australian Navy’s two new amphibious ships has been launched in Spain, heralding a new era for Australia’s amphibious capability. Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Russ Crane led the launch and said the event was enormously significant. “These ships are officially known as Landing Helicopter Docks or LHDs

Iran deploys two warships to Mediterranean

Iran deploys two warships to Mediterranean

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Wednesday called the fact of two Iranian warships heading to the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal a “provocation.” In a speech before the leaders U.S. Jewish organizations in Jerusalem, Lieberman said that the two Iranian warships would pass through the Suez Canal overnight and then head to Syria,

Sea Avenger UAS Completes Key Wind Tunnel Test

Sea Avenger UAS Completes Key Wind Tunnel Test

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), tactical reconnaissance radars, and sensor systems, today announced that it has successfully completed a key wind tunnel test on a model of its Sea Avenger UAS. Sea Avenger supports the Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) program by providing a

HMS Queen Elizabeth Steps Out Into the Lime Light

HMS Queen Elizabeth Steps Out Into the Lime Light

Construction of the first of the two new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy, HMS Queen Elizabeth, took a huge step forward today as workers at BAE Systems’ Govan yard moved two giant sections of the hull together for the first time. The structure is so big that it fills an entire hall at Govan

ONR Develops New Acquisition Model for Delivering Information to the Fleet

ONR Develops New Acquisition Model for Delivering Information to the Fleet

Geoff S. Fein, Office of Naval Research To rapidly develop a new way to deliver information to the fleet, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) has created a unique acquisition approach that developers will outline at the Feb. 22-24 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) conference in Miami. The Command and Control Rapid Prototyping

Naval Eurofighter: An Aircraft Carrier Version Under Development

Naval Eurofighter: An Aircraft Carrier Version Under Development

The development of carrier aviation during the 20th century led to a dramatic paradigm shift in military capability. For the first time, navies had the ability to exert their influence far over the horizon – supporting land campaigns and allowing hostile fleets to be engaged from beyond the range of a battleship’s guns. From Pearl

Russian military justifies purchase of Mistral warships

Russian military justifies purchase of Mistral warships

Russia has decided to buy Mistral ships from France because it would have taken at least 10 years to develop a similar domestic model, Chief of the Russian General Staff Gen. Nikolai Makarov said Thursday. “It could take at least 10 years to develop a ship similar to Mistral,” Makarov said. “And meanwhile someone will

Royal Navy Merlins Fly to the Anti-submarine Exercise

Royal Navy Merlins Fly to the Anti-submarine Exercise

A Royal Navy helicopter squadron is taking part in NATO’s largest Mediterranean anti-submarine exercise, Proud Manta, for the first time. Merlin Mk1 maritime patrol helicopters from 814 Naval Air Squadron (also known as ‘The Flying Tigers’) have flown 1,400 miles (2,250km) across Europe from Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Helston, Cornwall, to Sicily in

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