Sea Dragon 2021 kicks off in Guam with Australia, Canada, India and Japan participating

The multinational anti-submarine warfare exercise Sea Dragon 2021 kick off on Jan. 12 with members of the Royal Australian Air Force, Canadian Air Force, Indian Navy, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force participating.


Photo by Lt. Cmdr. Kyle Hooker
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Pentagon’s weapons tester faults EMALS and AAG

The Pentagon’s Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) latest assessment of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) installed on USS Gerald R. Ford remains pessimistic, Bloomberg reports.

Sailors assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) air department, prepare an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the “Gladiators” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106, to launch off Ford’s flight deck during flight operations March 29, 2020. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach)

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