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VMM-265 chose Thailand as the location to carry out the first MV-22 landing on board USS Bonhomme Richard on Feb. 19.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jerome D. Johnson
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The Pentagon said lithium-ion batteries used on the F-35 are safe as they were made by different manufacturers than those used on the 787, and the jet’s battery systems had been rigorously tested.
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The AN/AAQ-37 Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (DAS), developed for the F-35 Lightning II, has added hostile ground fire detection to its capabilities by successfully detecting and locating tanks that were firing live rounds during preparations for a military exercise.
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The fueldraulic fuses and coolant shutoff valves that were removed from the F-35 earlier may be installed back after warning from the Pentagon’s weapons tester that the stealth fighter is 25 percent more vulnerable to exploding in mid-air after being hit.
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Two MV-22s have arrived in Korat, Thailand for next week’s Cobra Gold exercise.
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Photo: Noppasin Poompo