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Global Times: China developing carrier-borne UAV

Posted on April 4, 2018April 4, 2018 by alert5

Military experts interviewed by Global Times said the country is moving towards having a carrier-borne unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capability.

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F-35C coming to MCAS Iwakuni after 2021

Posted on April 2, 2018April 2, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. Navy will deploy the F-35C carrier-borne stealth fighter to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan after 2021, a navy official told The Yomiuri Shimbun.

170907-N-CT127-0021 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 7, 2017) An F-35C Lightning II assigned to the "Grim Reapers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA 101) prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting training after its successful completion of carrier incremental availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Josue Escobosa/Released) — 170907-N-CT127-0021
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 7, 2017) An F-35C Lightning II assigned to the “Grim Reapers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA 101) prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting training after its successful completion of carrier incremental availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Josue Escobosa/Released)

LSO remotely takes over F/A-18

Posted on April 1, 2018March 31, 2018 by alert5

For the first time, a landing signals officer (LSO) was able to remotely take over a F/A-18 on the glide path and bring it aboard an aircraft carrier for a touch-and-go.

180322-N-CT127-0097 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 22, 2018) Landing signal officers work with the aircraft terminal approach remote inceptor in preparation for incoming aircraft to land on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Josue Escobosa/Released) — 180322-N-CT127-0097
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 22, 2018) Landing signal officers work with the aircraft terminal approach remote inceptor in preparation for incoming aircraft to land on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Josue Escobosa/Released)

French Navy Rafales, E-2C arriving at Hampton Roads next month

Posted on March 30, 2018March 29, 2018 by alert5

The French Navy is bring 12 Rafale Ms and one E-2C to Hampton Roads, Virginia for a deployment that will eventually see them embarking aboard USS George H.W. Bush.

By MC2 Tyler Caswell [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. Navy plans to modify another 45 Super Hornets to Block III configuration

Posted on March 29, 2018 by alert5

U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has indicated that it intends to modify another 45 Super Hornets to the Block III configuration.

Graphic: Boeing
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