Aviation News
The U.S. Marin Corps has a requirement to fit a new radar for 88 of its F/A-18C/Ds and Raytheon has confirmed that it performed a fit check of its APG-79(V)4 radar at the request of the service last month.
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An Italian AV-8B Harrier needs to travel to MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, for a scheduled preventative maintenance inspection (PMI). Instead of flying across the Altantic, the jet will hitch a ride aboard USS Iwo Jima.
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The first AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) that incorporates advanced high power and high efficiency gallium nitride (GaN) antenna technology has been delivered to the U.S. Marine Corps.
Photo: Northrop Grumman
USS Essex has arrived in Hawaii and its bringing the F-35B to the island for the first time. The amphibious assault group will be training there to prepare for a Western Pacific and Middle East deployment.
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A South Korea Marine Corps MUH-1 crashed on Jul. 17 during a test flight at a base in the port city of Pohan. Five on board were killed and one seriously injured.