On Feb. 16, a German Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft lifted off from Nordholz Naval Air Base on Germany’s North Sea coast and headed east. It was bound for India on the first intercontinental deployment of its kind.
Category: Navy
Lawmakers grill military leaders at V-22 hearing
American military leaders faced intense scrutiny from lawmakers on Feb. 9 over the V-22 Osprey’s troubled safety record, with accident rates spiking nearly 90 percent above historical averages and 20 service members killed between fiscal years 2022 and 2024.
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U.S. Navy demonstrates AI autonomy on BQM-177A through Shield AI partnership
The U.S. Navy successfully demonstrated artificial intelligence-based autonomy on the BQM-177A aerial target in August at Point Mugu Sea Range, California, marking the first beyond-visual-range autonomy mission on a fast-moving platform. The test involved two aircraft operated by Shield AI’s Hivemind software under the Naval Air Systems Command’s Experimental Platform for Intelligent Combat project.
Photo: Shield AI
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U.S. Navy jet trainer contest intensifies as competitors target Boeing’s struggles
Competitors vying to replace the U.S. Navy’s T-45 Goshawk are expressing confidence as Boeing struggles with delays and production issues plaguing its T-7 trainer program.
The M-346N is the proposed replacement for the T-45 Goshawk jet trainer for the U.S. Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System program and a product prepared for competition by Beechcraft in colloboration with Leonardo of Italy. (Textron Aviation photos by Greg L. Davis)
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Spain to kick off Exercise Eagle Eye 25-3
Spain launched Exercise Eagle Eye 25-03 on Sept. 15, deploying six F-18 fighters, PATRIOT missile systems, and the frigate “Cristóbal Colón” in a four-day integrated air defense demonstration spanning the Canary Islands and Atlantic Ocean. The exercise tests rapid-response capabilities with 15-minute alert protocols while coordinating assets from all three military services under a unified command structure.
Diego Quevedo Carmona, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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