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E-2D refuels from KC-135

Posted on March 11, 2021 by alert5

A U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye assigned to Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 126 Seahawks flies next to a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 171st Air Refueling Wing, near the coast of Maine. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Allyson L. Manners)

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T-45 to get new oxygen concentrator

Posted on March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 by alert5

Cobham has been given a contract by the U.S. Navy to supply a new oxygen concentrator for its T-45 advanced jet trainer fleet.

210304-N-N0436-1014 PENSACOLA, Fla. (March 4, 2021) — Cmdr. Eric Reeves (blue aircraft) relinquishes command of the “Sabrehawks” of Training Squadron (VT) 86 to Cmdr. George Zintak during an aerial change of command ceremony above Pensacola, Fla., Feb. 4. VT-86 conducts undergraduate strike naval flight officer training for the Navy, Marine Corps, and select international military partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Capt. Scott Janik/Released)

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Omani Lynx helicopters landed on a U.S. warship for the first time

Posted on March 9, 2021 by alert5

210227-N-N0146-1004 SEA OF OMAN (Feb. 27, 2021) – A Royal Navy of Oman Lynx helicopter lands on the flight deck of guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) during exercise Khunjar Hadd 26 in the Sea of Oman, Feb. 27. Khunjar Hadd 26 is an annual exercise meant to enhance mutual maritime capabilities and interoperability between the U.S., Omani, French and United Kingdom military forces in order to address threats to freedom of navigation and the free flow of international commerce. (U.S. Navy photo)

Indian Navy to take delivery of first MH-60R in June; personnel heading to U.S. for training

Posted on March 9, 2021 by alert5

The Indian Navy is expected to take delivery of its first MH-60R helicopter in June and a total of three rotorcraft are expected to be delivered this year.

An MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71, takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 5, 2019. The John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Grant G. Grady)

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Britain asking industry for ideas on “aircraft launch and recovery systems” that can be “fitted to a suitable ship from 2023”

Posted on March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 by alert5

According to The Telegraph, the Royal Navy is approaching the industry for ideas about future “aircraft launch and recovery systems” that can be “sufficiently technically mature to be fitted to a suitable ship from 2023.”

U.S. Navy Photograph by Liz Wolter [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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