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India getting MK 54 torpedoes and Harpoons for its P-8I fleet

Posted on April 15, 2020April 14, 2020 by alert5

The Indian Navy has been cleared to buy 10 AGM-84L Harpoon Block II anti-ship missiles and 16 MK 54 All Up Round Lightweight Torpedoes.

By Clemens Vasters [CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons

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CVN 78 completes first CQ for VFA-106 and VAQ-120

Posted on April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 by alert5

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) concluded its first-ever Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) carrier qualifications (CQ) for pilots assigned to VFA-106 and VAQ-120 on Apr. 4.

Sailors assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) air department, prepare an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the “Gladiators” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106, to launch off Ford’s flight deck during flight operations March 29, 2020. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach)

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Delivering the first CMV-22B to NAS Patuxent River wasn’t that smooth sailing

Posted on April 12, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. Navy’s new CMV-22B Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) tilt-rotor was delivered to NAS Patuxent River in February. The ferry flight was a total of 6.5 hours but it took two days to accomplish.

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