Day: August 16, 2020

MQ-8B crashes at Point Mugu

Posted on August 16, 2020August 16, 2020 by alert5

A MQ-8B Fire Scout assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 crashed at Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Point Mugu on Aug. 14 at 12:21 p.m. Pacific Time.

191015-N-YI115-1039 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 15, 2019) An MQ-8B Fire Scout, assigned to the “Wildcards” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, takes off from the flight deck of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10). Gabrielle Giffords is on a rotational deployment to Southeast Asia and is the fifth LCS to deploy to the region. Fast, agile and networked surface combatants, LCS are optimized for operating in near-shore environments, yet fully capable of open ocean operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Josiah J. Kunkle/Released)

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F-35A “walking on water”

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Construction to support beddown of GBSD to start in 2023

Posted on August 16, 2020August 16, 2020 by alert5

U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command announced on Aug. 14 that military construction activities to support the initial beddown of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) will start as early as 2023.

Graphic: Boeing

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Luftwaffe to operate two A321LR airliners

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Lufthansa Technik has placed an order with Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) for two A321LR airliners that will be operated by the Luftwaffe.

Credit: Airbus
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