Category: Navy
F/A-18F BuNo 166464 returns to flight after being grounded for more than 8 years
A U.S. Navy F/A-18F, BuNo 166464, that has sat idle at NAS Lemoore for more than 8 years has flown again on Apr. 19.
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Cory W. Watts from Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America / CC BY-SA
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Pentagon orders LHA 9
The Pentagon has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries a contract for LHA 9, the fourth American-class amphibious assault ship and the second LHA(R) Flight 1 ship.
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USN selects FREMM design as next frigate
The European FREMM multipurpose frigate as been selected as the design for the U.S. Navy’s Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)) program.
WASHINGTON (April 30, 2020) An artist rendering of the guided-missile frigate FFG(X). The new small surface combatant will have multi-mission capability to conduct air warfare, anti-submarine warfare, surface warfare, electronic warfare, and information operations. (U.S. Navy graphic/Released)
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CH-148 crashes off Greece
A Canadian Ch-148 naval helicopter that was participating in an exercise off Greece has crashed.
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Dennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada / CC BY-SA
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