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The Philippine Navy’s first guided missile frigate will return home on May 23

Posted on May 16, 2020May 16, 2020 by alert5

BRP Jose Rizal, the Philippine Navy’s first guided missile frigate will leave South Korea on May 18 and reach home on May 23.

Philippine Navy / Public domain

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Replacement for T-45 may not need to make arrested landing or catapult take-off

Posted on May 16, 2020May 16, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. Navy has published a request for information for a replacement of the T-45 carrierborne jet trainer on May 14.

Lt. j.g. John A. Ivancic / Public domain

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Washington peddling coastal road-mobile Harpoon Block II to Taiwan

Posted on May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 by alert5

Up Media reports that the Republic of China Navy (RoCN) has submitted a plan to buy coastal road-mobile variant of the Boeing Harpoon Block II missile to Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense.

A Harpoon is launched from Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) during a live-fire exercise. McCain is participating in Multi-Sail 2014, an annual exercise in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) Seaman Jacob Shankle/Released)

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Lockheed Martin gets contract to manufacture 21 MH-60Rs for India

Posted on May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 by alert5

The Pentagon announced on May 14 that Lockheed Martin has been awarded $904 million to build 24 MH-60R naval helicopters, 21 of those helicopters are destined for India.

By U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos (140317-N-KT328-030) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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CVN 78 commences second round of carrier qualifications

Posted on May 14, 2020 by alert5

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean for its second round of carrier qualifications (CQ) for Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) pilots.

An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, assigned to the “Greyhawks” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 120, prepares to land on USS Gerald R.Ford’s (CVN 78) flight deck during flight operations May 10, 2020. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman 3rd Class Zachary Melvin)

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