French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle has left Toulon along with her escorts for Mission Clemenceau 2019.
Category: Navy
BAE Systems Updates F-35 Electronic Warfare Systems
BAE Systems has upgraded the AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare system for the F-35, the company declared on Feb. 28.
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F-35C achieves IOC
On Feb. 28, the U.S. Navy declared that the F-35C has achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC).
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelly M. Agee [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
#FighterFriday
VFA-147, the first U.S. Navy F-35C operational squadron, held a change of command ceremony at NAS Lemoore on Feb. 21.

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USN plans to retire USS Harry S. Truman
Breaking Defense says the U.S. Navy intends to retire its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the next decade.
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U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Christopher B. Stoltz. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
