Iranian patrol boats and aircraft shadowed USS Abraham Lincoln and the carrier’s escorts as it transited the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.
[thumb]http://www.newsday.com/news/world/iranian-boats-shadow-u-s-aircraft-carrier-1.3530455[/thumb]
Month: February 2012
Lockheed Martin introduces F-16V
Lockheed Martin unveiled a new version of the F-16 at the Singapore Airshow on Feb. 15. The F-16V will have an AESA radar, an upgraded mission computer and architecture, and improvements to the cockpit
[thumb]http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/press-releases/2012/february/0215aero-F-16V.html[/thumb]
Saudi F-15SA will have Weapon Station 1 & 9 activated
During a media briefing at the Singapore Airshow, Boeing’s vice president for the F-15 program announced that the Saudi Arabia F-15SA will be the first to have weapon station 1 and 9 activated.
Continue reading “Saudi F-15SA will have Weapon Station 1 & 9 activated”
Plan to move CVN from Norfolk to Florida is off
The plan to move an aircraft carrier from Norfolk to Florida will not be carried out as the defense budget for fiscal 2013 does not include money for construction to support a carrier at Mayport.
Continue reading “Plan to move CVN from Norfolk to Florida is off”
CVN 78 to cost $811 million more
The U.S. Navy has allocated $811 million to cover projected cost overruns on aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford.
[thumb]http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-13/navy-discloses-811-million-overrun-on-gerald-ford-carrier.html[/thumb]