Month: July 2018
Raytheon has done a fit check of its APG-79(V)4 on USMC F/A-18
The U.S. Marin Corps has a requirement to fit a new radar for 88 of its F/A-18C/Ds and Raytheon has confirmed that it performed a fit check of its APG-79(V)4 radar at the request of the service last month.
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Italian AV-8B hitches a ride aboard USS Iwo Jima
An Italian AV-8B Harrier needs to travel to MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, for a scheduled preventative maintenance inspection (PMI). Instead of flying across the Altantic, the jet will hitch a ride aboard USS Iwo Jima.
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Tech. Sergeant John Chapman to be awarded Medal of Honor
For the first time since the Vietnam War, a U.S. Air Force Airman is being awarded the Medal of Honor for heroic actions.
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