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Actively Stabilized Drogue Refueling System

Posted on January 26, 2021 by alert5

Blue Angels brought their Super Hornets to El Centro for the first time

Posted on January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 by alert5

The Blue Angels are back at NAF El Centro for their winter training, this time with the Super Hornet.

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First airborne interoperability practice between USMC F-35C and USN E-2D

Posted on January 22, 2021 by alert5

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 and Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117, respectively, fly together for the first time in San Diego, Calif., Jan. 14, 2021. VAW-117 flies the E-2D Hawkeye whereas VMFA-314 flies the F-35C Lightning II, this was the first time the two units practiced airborne interoperability.

Photo: 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
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Belgian and Royal Dutch navies select Thales NS50 radar for MCMV

Posted on January 21, 2021 by alert5

The Belgian and Royal Dutch navies have selected the Thales NS50 AESA 4D radar for their 12
Mine Counter Measures Vessels (MCMV).

Graphic: Thales
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Netherlands to replace Goalkeeper CIWS with RIM-116 and DART

Posted on January 17, 2021 by alert5

Netherlands has laid out its plan to replace the aging Goalkeeper close-in weapon system (CIWS) with a new solution that consists of the RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) with the Leonardo DART (Driven Ammunition Reduced Time of flight) 76 mm guided ammunition.

Photo: LA(Phot) Amanda Reynolds/MOD, OGL v1.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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