Aviation News
A crew from VP-4 executed the first West Coast P-8A air-to-air refueling (AAR) operations on Feb. 6.
U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Tiffany A. Emery
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NAVAIR has given Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems a contract to study how to integrate deployable chaff system into the GQM-163A, Jane’s reported.
U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Navy is sending a Los Angeles-class attack submarine (SSN) to participate in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Submarine Competition (SUBCOMP) in waters south of Japan, Feb. 13 to 20.
Denver Applehans, U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher has suggested that Mark VI patrol boat be modified to carry the AGM-158C LRASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile).
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Scott [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Navy has given Raytheon a contract to extend the range of the AGM-154 Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW).
National Museum of the U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons