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PLAAF 747-8I VVIP jet arrived in Hainan today. Aircraft carrier commissioning ceremony could be today

Posted on December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 by alert5

A Boeing 747-8I with registration B-2479 operated by the 34th division of People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has arrived in Hainan today. It is rumored that the commissioning ceremony for the country’s second aircraft carrier will take place this evening. The warship is expected to be named Hunan.

Watch the F-35B take off from HMS Queen Elizabeth in Portsmouth Harbour

Posted on December 17, 2019 by alert5

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Northrop Grumman to supply 8 AN/ZPY-8 radar modification kits for MQ-8C

Posted on December 12, 2019 by alert5

The Pentagon has awarded Northrop Grumman a $9 million contract to supply eight AN/ZPY-8 radar modification kits for the MQ-8C program.

Photo: Leonardo

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First USN naval aviator to go straight for CMV-22B training after graduating from flight school

Posted on December 8, 2019 by alert5

Lt. j.g. Caleb Nicholson has entered history books for becoming the first naval aviator to go for CMV-22B training after earning his wings of gold.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Dec. 6, 2019) Training Squadron (VT) 35 Commanding Officer Marine Lt. Col. Brian Dennis, right, presents Navy Lt. j.g. Caleb Nicholson his Wings of Gold during a ceremony at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Dec. 6. Nicholson graduated as a naval aviator after completing undergraduate flight training with VT-35 and will become the Navy’s first accession CMV-22B Osprey pilot to enter follow-on training with Marine Medium Lift Tiltrotor Squadron (VMMT) 204 at Marine Corps Air Station New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina. VT-35 is one of two advanced flight training squadrons for multi-engine aircraft and is the only squadron to train future Osprey pilots at the undergraduate level. (U.S. Navy photo by Anne Owens/Released) 191206-N-OT909-1180

Flying the B-25J is part of the curriculum for USNTPS students

Posted on December 7, 2019December 6, 2019 by alert5

For twice a year, a B-25J warbird will travel to the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) at NAS Patuxent River to allow students to broaden their experience by flying the aircraft.

Photo by: Cpl. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe

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