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Official final active-duty flight of the last U.S. Navy F/A-18C

Posted on October 4, 2019 by alert5

LT Andrew Jalali prepares for the official final active-duty flight of the last Navy F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 at Naval Air Station Oceana on Oct. 2. Aircraft number 300, assigned to VFA 106 at Cecil Field, Florida, completed it first Navy acceptance check flight Oct. 14, 1988. The aircraft has remained with the Gladiators for its’ entire 31 years of service. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nikita Custer)

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How China plan for the Oct. 1st flypast over Beijing

Posted on October 3, 2019 by alert5

To make sure that the flypast over Beijing on Oct. 1st is perfect, the PLA placed cameras over the flight path and superimposed a grid over the video feeds.

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Pukguksong-3 SLBM tested for first time

Posted on October 3, 2019October 3, 2019 by alert5

North Korea has tested a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) which it dubbed Pukguksong-3.

Photo: KCNA
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USS Gabrielle Giffords fires NSM off Guam during joint exercise with Singapore

Posted on October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 by alert5

USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) successfully test-fired a Naval Strike Missile (NSM) Oct. 1 during exercise Pacific Griffin.

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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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