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Two more AWEs being certified aboard USS Gerald R. Ford

Posted on October 1, 2019September 30, 2019 by alert5

Executives from Newport News Shipbuilding says a third Advanced Weapons Elevator for USS Gerald R. Ford is being certified with paperwork submitted to the U.S. Navy.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Sept. 17, 2019) Russell Vought, acting director of office of management and budget, receives a brief from Capt. John J. Cummings, USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) commanding officer, on Ford’s advanced weapons elevators (AWE) during a tour of the ship. Vought visited Ford to see first-hand the progress the ship is making during its post-shakedown availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Connor D. Loessin) (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring badges.)

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New MH-60S gunner seats delivered to fleet

Posted on September 27, 2019September 26, 2019 by alert5

A pair of redesigned MH-60S Seahawk gunner seats were delivered to NAS North Island on Sept. 24 and 25.

Photo: USN
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Launch of China’s Type 075 LHD

Posted on September 26, 2019 by alert5

India to buy anti-air missiles for its Kamorta class corvettes

Posted on September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 by alert5

The Indian Navy has launched a global tender to buy short-range air defense missiles for its Kamorta class corvettes.

Indian Navy [GODL-India], via Wikimedia Commons

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GQM-163A test-fired from East Coast for the first time

Posted on September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Navy has successfully test-fired the GQM-163A Coyote Supersonic Sea Skimming Target (SSST) from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) in Virginia on Sept. 12.

Photo: NASA

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