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Sea Ceptor operational on Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigates

Posted on May 25, 2018 by alert5

British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson announced on May 24 that the Sea Ceptor missile system has entered service with the Royal Navy.

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Pentagon has “disinvited” PLA Navy from RIMPAC 18

Posted on May 24, 2018May 24, 2018 by alert5

Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Christopher Logan says the PLA Navy has been disinvited from the 2018 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise.

By Petty Officer 1st Class Rebecca Wolfbrandt [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Philippines to equip frigates with Sea Giraffe AMB radars

Posted on May 22, 2018May 22, 2018 by alert5

Two Philippine Navy frigates will be equipped with Saab’s Sea Giraffe AMB naval radar system, the company announced on May 21.

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NASA says Boeing depended ‘almost entirely’ on Navy to fix physiological episodes

Posted on May 21, 2018May 21, 2018 by alert5

NASA’s review into the unexplained physiological episodes occurring on the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 and EA-18G fleet concluded that Boeing depended ‘almost entirely’ on the sailing branch to fix the issues.

By DoD photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Pittman, U.S. Navy. (Released) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Memorial for Capt. Jeff Kuss is nearing completion

Posted on May 21, 2018May 20, 2018 by alert5

A memorial dedicated to the late Blue Angels pilot Capt. Jeff Kuss is nearing completion in the town of Smyrna, Tennessee.

160603-N-SF184-001 WASHINGTON (June 3, 2016) File photo of Captain Jeff Kuss, U.S. Marine Corps. Capt. Kuss died during a practice flight, when the F/A-18C Hornet he was piloting crashed approximately two miles from the runway at the Smyrna, Tenn., Airport, June 2, 2016. (U.S. Navy Photo/Released) — 160603-N-SF184-001
WASHINGTON (June 3, 2016) File photo of Captain Jeff Kuss, U.S. Marine Corps. Capt. Kuss died during a practice flight, when the F/A-18C Hornet he was piloting crashed approximately two miles from the runway at the Smyrna, Tenn., Airport, June 2, 2016. (U.S. Navy Photo/Released)