The U.S. Navy’s Airborne Command & Control community marks the 60th anniversary of the Grumman E-2’s first flight on Oct. 21.
Category: Navy
Indonesia rejects U.S. requests for ground support of P-8A
The U.S. government made requests in July and August this year to Indonesia for its P-8A to land and refuel in the South East Asian country but those requests were rejected.
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Darren Koch (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2), via Wikimedia Commons
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USN Super Hornet crashes in Kern County
A U.S. Navy F/A-18E flying out of NAS Lemoore has crashed in Kern County on Oct. 20. The pilot ejected safely.
Philppine Navy will only buy more AW-159s when additional corvettes are finalized
Philippine Navy chief Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo said in a virtual presser that his service will only make the call to buy more AW-159 naval helicopters when the plan to acquire two additional corvettes are finalized.
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USS Zumwalt fires SM-2 using MK 57
USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) has successfully executed the first live fire test of the MK 57 Vertical Launching System with a SM-2 missile interceptor on the Naval Air Weapons Center Weapons Division Sea Test Range, Point Mugu, Oct. 13.