A sinking exercise (SINKEX) targeting the decommissioned frigate USS Curts (FFG 38) was carried out as part of Exercise Valiant Shield 2020.
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HSC-22 receives first MQ-8C
HSC-22 received their first MQ-8C Firescout on Sept. 15 aboard Naval Station Norfolk, the U.S. Navy said.
Taiwan issues RFI to Thales and Raytheon for ship-borne phased array radar
Taiwan has decided to approach Thales and Raytheon as potential suppliers for ship-borne phases array radar that will equip its new missile frigates.
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E-2D to get HUD as part of cockpit upgrade
The E-2 is the last fixed-wing carrier-borne aircraft in the U.S. Navy that lacks a Heads-Up Display (HUD), this will change with the E-2D Hawkeye Cockpit Technical Refresh (HECTR program.
PACIFIC OCEAN (June 19, 2018) Aviation Electrician’s Mate 1st Class Fabian Lopez, assigned to the “Black Eagles” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113, troubleshoots instrument lighting in the cockpit of an E-2C Hawkeye in the hangar bay of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is currently underway in preparation for the ship’s participation in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ethan J. Soto/Released)
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Future carrier air wings will have a squadron of 16 F-35Cs
The U.S. Navy has decided that in future, its carrier air wings will have a squadron of 16 F-35Cs instead of 10.
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