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USN exercises option for 36 TH-73A helicopters

Posted on November 14, 2020 by alert5

AgustaWestland Philadelphia has been awarded a $171 million contract from the U.S. Navy for 36 TH-73A training helicopters.

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USN buys COTS drone for long-range ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore cargo transport

Posted on November 11, 2020 by alert5

Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) has procured a commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) to demonstrate long-range naval ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore cargo transport.

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TCTS II pod completes initial hardware qualification testing

Posted on November 11, 2020November 11, 2020 by alert5

The next-generation air combat training system for the U.S. Navy recently completed testing aboard a Super Hornet at NAS Patuxent River.

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CVN 68 to join Indian aircraft carrier Vikramaditya for exercise next week

Posted on November 8, 2020 by alert5

Phase two of Exercise Malabar 2020 will take place from Nov. 17 which will see the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group pair up with Indian Navy aircraft carrier Vikramaditya for joint war games.

BAY OF BENGAL (July 17, 2017) Ships from the Indian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the U.S. Navy sail in formation, July 17, 2017, in the Bay of Bengal as part of Exercise Malabar 2017. Malabar 2017 is the latest in a continuing series of exercises between the Indian Navy, JMSDF and U.S. Navy that has grown in scope and complexity over the years to address the variety of shared threats to maritime security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Leon Wong)

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Future CO of CVN 74 has landed on 6 classes of aircraft carriers

Posted on November 7, 2020November 7, 2020 by alert5

Capt. Cassidy “Dudley” Norman, the next Commanding Officer of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), recently trapped and catapult from USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during his carrier qualification (CQ). The Ford was the sixth class of aircraft carrier that Norman had flown from.

191111-N-AS200-1214 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 11, 2019) Capt. Cassidy Norman, commanding officer of the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), delivers a Veterans Day message to Sailors, Marines and civil service mariners aboard Mount Whitney, while transiting the Mediterranean Sea Nov. 11, 2019. Mount Whitney is the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship, homeported in Gaeta, Italy and operates with a combined crew of U.S. Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Drew Verbis/Released)

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