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USN says new small aircraft carrier unnecessary, L-class ships sufficient

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During a virtual Navy League event, Rear Adm. Gregory Harris, who heads the Air Warfare Division, says the service is unlikely to adopt the small aircraft carrier concept.

160918-N-BB269-036 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 18, 2016) The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) fires a Sea Sparrow missile during a missile exercise during Valiant Shield 2016. Valiant Shield 16 is a biennial, U.S.-only, field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training among U.S. forces. Germantown, part of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is participating in Valiant Shield in an effort to increase naval integration and joint capabilities in the event of conflict, contingency, or disaster relief. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Raymond D. Diaz III/Released)
160918-N-BB269-036 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 18, 2016) The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) fires a Sea Sparrow missile during a missile exercise during Valiant Shield 2016. Valiant Shield 16 is a biennial, U.S.-only, field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training among U.S. forces. Germantown, part of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is participating in Valiant Shield in an effort to increase naval integration and joint capabilities in the event of conflict, contingency, or disaster relief. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Raymond D. Diaz III/Released)

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Amazing photos of F-35B testing aboard ITS Cavour

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 15, 2021) A U.S. F-35B Lightning II aircraft takes off from the ski jump of the Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550) March 15, 2021, in the Atlantic Ocean. The aircraft, loaded with inert weapons, was conducting flight test to expand the safe flying envelope with external stores during sea trials for the fifth generation fighter aircraft and the upgraded Italian Navy flagship. Cavour just completed phase one of its two-phase Ready for Operations campaign. U.S. Navy photo by Dane Wiedmann

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A USMC battalion was able to download data from RQ-4 during a field exercise

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The U.S. Marine Corps is now able to download data from an airborne RQ-4 unmanned aerial vehicle after verifying the capability during a field exercise held at Bouge, North Carolina last month.


U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Juan Torres

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