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USN looks at buying “several squadrons worth of Super Hornets”

Posted on December 5, 2016December 5, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Navy is facing a potential shortfall of around 70 carrier-borne fighters in the upcoming years and officials are looking at buying “several squadrons worth of Super Hornets,” Reuters reports.

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Indian Navy says Naval LCA too heavy, will look for alternative

Posted on December 3, 2016December 3, 2016 by alert5

Chief of the Indian Navy, Adm. Sunil Lanba, has ruled out the deployment of the HAL Naval LCA on his aircraft carriers.

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Watch the maiden flight of Certifiable Predator B

Posted on December 3, 2016December 2, 2016 by alert5

Kratos cleared to replace the BQM-74E with the BQM-177A

Posted on December 2, 2016December 1, 2016 by alert5

Kratos has recently successfully achieved the final development program milestone for its BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Target (SSAT) and the future sub-sonic target drone for the U.S. Navy will enter Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) once the Federal Fiscal 2017 Budget is approved.

Photo: NAVAIR
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Raytheon to upgrade Taiwan’s early warning radar centers

Posted on December 1, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Department of Defense announced in Release No: CR-227-16 on Nov. 28 that Raytheon has been awarded a $26 million contract for the Taiwan Early Warning Radar Surveillance Radar Program Missile Warning Center.

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