Aviation News
Sailors assigned to VFA-213 had to depart from USS Gerald R. Ford on May 27 after one of them tested positive for COVID-19. More than 100 of them went aboard the ship a day earlier, the infected sailor was not among them, however, the person did have contact with squadron mates.
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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Card / Public domain
Speed & Angels Productions will premier its F-14 documentary, Tomcat Tales, next month. The film’s director Mark Vizcarra flew the Tomcat as a naval aviator.
Taiwan’s deputy defense minister Chang Zhe-Ping has confirm to legislators that Taipei has decided to acquire the coastal road-mobile variant of the Boeing Harpoon Block II missile.
South Korea wants to replace its American-made close-in weapon system (CIWS) for its warships by 2030.
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대한민국 국군 Republic of Korea Armed Forces / CC BY-SA
Continue reading “South Korea to have indigenous CIWS by 2030”
A campaign is ongoing to have the Medal of Honor awarded to a former U.S. Navy F9F-5 Panther pilot who defended his aircraft carrier from an attack by seven Soviet MiG-15s on Nov. 18, 1952.
Continue reading “Medal of Honor sought for pilot who shot down 4 Soviet MiGs in a single dogfight”