A senior U.S. Navy officer told reporters that the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) is showing signs of improvement after repeated delays.
Month: November 2016
USS Carl Vinson conducts live-fire exercise
Nuclear-powered super carrier USS Carl Vinson tested its RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile and Phalanx Close-In Weapons System while at sea on Nov. 1.
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Ka-27 replacement given code name Lamprey
Igor Chechikov, a deputy CEO of the Russian Helicopters, told RIA Novosti in an interview that the replacement for the Ka-27 shipborne anti-submarine helicopter will be ready to fly by 2020.
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Hellenic Air Force F-16 caught fire during scramble
A Greek F-16 caught fire while it was being scrambled to intercept Turkish aircraft on Nov. 2. The incident happened at Souda air base on Crete.
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KC-10 loses boom during exercise at Mountain Home AFB
A KC-10 assigned to 60th Air Mobility Wing landed safely at Mountain Home Air Force Base on Nov. 1 after its refueling boom detached in-flight.
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