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10th anniversary of J-15’s first flight

Posted on August 31, 2019August 31, 2019 by alert5

On this day 10 years ago, the Shenyang J-15 made its maiden flight. The jet was airborne for 13 minutes.

Raytheon awarded contract for Phase 2 of Maritime Strike Tomahawk

Posted on August 31, 2019August 30, 2019 by alert5

The Pentagon said on Aug. 28 that Raytheon has been awarded a contract “for Phase 2 of the Maritime Strike Tomahawk Rapid Deployment Capability for completion of the Phase 1 design and integration efforts as well as test and evaluation.”

By U.S. Navy photo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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USN’s update on MQ-25A program

Posted on August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Navy published an update on the MQ-25A program on its Tester newsletter a few hours ago but the page is now offline. We managed to download screenshots of the article before the link went dead.

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#FighterFriday

Posted on August 30, 2019August 28, 2019 by alert5

A U.S. Navy F-18F Super Hornet from VFA-41 squadron, based out of Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif., taxis along the flightline with an F-15C Eagle, assigned to the 142nd Fighter Wing at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Ore., during an afternoon sortie as part of dissimilar aircraft combat training (DACT) on Aug. 13, 2019. The two-week training exercise from Aug. 11-23 provides realistic combat scenarios for pilots to hone advanced aerial tactics used against potential adversaries. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. John Hughel, 142nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

Indian Navy will likely go for 10 Maritime Predators

Posted on August 30, 2019August 29, 2019 by alert5

According to India’s Economic Times, the Indian Navy is likely to proceed with plans to purchase 10 General Atomics Maritime Predator unmanned air vehicles.

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