Day: August 8, 2021

U.S. Navy rules out utilizing MQ-4C for AEW&C

Posted on August 8, 2021 by alert5

The U.S. Navy is not keen to use the MQ-4C in a airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) role, Janes reported.

Photo: U.S. Navy

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TH-73A delivered to NAS Whiting Field

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Leonardo Helicopters has delivered the first operational TH-73A training helicopter to NAS Whiting Field on Aug. 6.

MILTON, Fla. (Aug. 6, 2021) The Navy’s first TH-73A Thrasher arrives at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton Aug. 6, 2021. The TH-73A will be assigned to Training Air Wing 5 on base and will replace the TH-57B/C Sea Ranger as the undergraduate rotary and tilt-rotor helicopter trainer for the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Michelle Tucker)

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Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum restores EC-135C to its original state

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The Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum near Ashland, Nebraska has restored a EC-135C in its collection back to its original condition.

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Blue Impulse cockpit 360 video during opening day of Tokyo Olympics

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USAF RQ-4 Block 40 crashes

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A U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Block 40 Global Hawk crashed at approximately 7:00 a.m. Central Standard Time on Aug. 6 while returning to land at Grand Forks Air Force Base.

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