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Draft environmental assessment for MQ-25A at Ventura County published

Posted on November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. Navy has released a draft environmental assessment for home basing of the MQ-25A Stingray carrier-based unmanned air system at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, California.

Boeing photo by Eric Shindelbower

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Blue Angels to make final flypast with classic Hornet on Nov. 4

Posted on October 31, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels will be making its final flight with the classic Hornet on Nov. 4 and the team will make a fly past over Orange Beach, Alabama at 4 p.m. local time.

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#FighterFriday

Posted on October 30, 2020October 18, 2020 by alert5

201016-N-FA490-1070 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 16, 2020) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the “Diamondbacks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, flies past the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97). Halsey is forward-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 Andrew Langholf)

Lockheed Martin gets contract to deliver four MH-60Rs to Greece

Posted on October 28, 2020October 28, 2020 by alert5

A $193 million contract was awarded to Lockheed Martin on Oct. 26 by the Pentagon for the production and delivery of four MH-60R aircraft to Greece.

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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NAVAIR signs CH-53K LRIP Lot 4 contract for six rotorcraft

Posted on October 28, 2020October 28, 2020 by alert5

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has signed an approximately $550 million contract with Sikorsky Aircraft for six CH-53K helicopters under the Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Lot 4 contract.

The CH-53K King Stallion successfully plugs into a funnel-shaped drogue towed behind a KC-130J during aerial refueling wake testing over the Chesapeake Bay. Photo by Erik Hildebrandt.

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