Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) has started making the cabins and other miscellaneous parts that will go into the Sikorsky VH-92A fleet.
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Former CH-46 crew chief gets upgrade to Navy Cross
Former U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Kenneth A. Altazan got his Silver Star upgraded to a Navy Cross recently after new evidence emerged on his heroic actions as a CH-46 crew chief on a rescue mission in Vietnam forty-six years ago.
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Malaysian company to do depot maintenance on USMC’s KC-130Js
Aircraft Inspection, Repair & Overhaul Depot Sdn Bhd (AIROD), a Malaysian company that aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services for the Royal Malaysian Air Force, has secured a contract to service USMC KC-130Js based in Iawakuni, Japan.
By: Lance Cpl. William L. Dubose III, U.S. Marine Corps [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Investigations revealed chaotic scene inside CH-53E when it crashed in Gulf of Aden last year
A CH-53E from VMM-263 (Reinforced) missed the flight deck of USS Mesa Verde while descending to land and crashed into waters off the coast of Djibouti on Sept. 1, 2014. Documents released through the Freedom of Information Act revealed the chaotic scene inside the rotorcraft as it started sinking.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelvin Edwards [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. Navy took control of airborne EW pod from ship using Link 16
A team from Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division successfully took control of an airborne electronic warfare (EW) pod mounted on a AV-8B from a ship using Link 16 during Talisman Sabre 2015 in Australia.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Starkey [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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