U.S. Navy wants UV countermeasures
Posted in Navy on May 11th, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to commentBesides chaff and flares, U.S. Navy fighters will be protected by UV countermeasures as well.
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First successful flight test of SM-3 Block IB
Posted in Navy, Space on May 10th, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to commentA SM-3 Block IB interceptor was successfully flight-tested from USS Lake Erie May 9. The interception was also made possible by the Aegis BMD 4.0.1.
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Fixes found for F-35 helmet
Posted in Air Force, Marines, Navy on May 10th, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to commentLag and jitter issues with the F-35′s helmet could be eliminated by hardware and software solutions. A “micro-inertial measurement unit” is expected to fix the jitter.
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Norfolk suspends practice of emergency landings after near-miss by E-2C
Posted in Navy on May 10th, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to commentThe U.S. Navy has decided to suspend the practice of emergency landings at Norfolk after a E-2C nearly collided with a civilian plane in February.
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Cameron approves decision to switch back to F-35B
Posted in Navy on May 9th, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to commentThe British government will inform parliament tomorrow of its decision to switch back to the F-35B and abandon plans to convert an aircraft carrier to a conventional one.
Venlet: Good old fashioned engineering is going to take care of “F-35′s problems”
Posted in Air Force, Marines, Navy on May 9th, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to commentVice Adm. David Venlet told three members of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s air-land panel that current problems with the F-35 is not something engineering cannot fix.
DDG 116 named after Korea War Medal of Honor recipient
Posted in Navy on May 9th, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to commentThe U.S. Navy will name its newest destroyer as USS Thomas Hudner. Thomas J. Hudner Jr. was a naval aviator who crashed his plane during the Korean War to help his wingman who was shot down.
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Makin Island, Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Groups turnover duties
Posted in Navy on May 8th, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to commentThe Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) were relieved of their duties in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) by the Iwo Jima ARG and the 24th MEU, May 5.
Near miss between E-2C and commercial aircraft in Norfolk
Posted in Navy on May 6th, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to commentWAVY.com revealed that on Feb. 9 a twin engine civilian aircraft passed one to one and a half miles behind and 500 feet above a E-2C in Norfolk.
U.S. Navy roped in to help naval Tejas project
Posted in Navy on May 6th, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to commentThe U.S. Navy will help HAL come up with procedures to test the naval Tejas’ compatibility with India’s aircraft carrier.
