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UH-1Y and MH-60S support to Lilac Fire

Posted on December 11, 2017December 10, 2017 by alert5

UH-1Ys from HMLA-267 and MH-60Ss from HSC-3 and HSC-21 are providing aerial firefighting support to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to fight the Lilac Fire in Southern California.

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BAE Systems given contract to modify Mk 38 Mod 2 with C-UAS capability

Posted on December 10, 2017December 10, 2017 by alert5

The U.S. Navy has given BAE Systems a sole source contract to add a counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) capability to the Mk 38 Mod 2 Machine Gun System (MGS).

By Official U.S. Navy Page from United States of America MC2 Tyler Preston/U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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USN skippers aren’t sure on the full capabilities of their ship’s weapon systems

Posted on December 9, 2017December 8, 2017 by alert5

One of the invited speakers at the Defense Forum Washington conference on Dec. 4 was former Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work. Work cautioned that current U.S. Navy skippers are not fully aware of the capabilities of their ship’s weapon systems due to lack of training.

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AV-8Bs, F/A-18s at Shaw AFB for BFM with F-16s, F-22s and T-38s

Posted on December 8, 2017December 8, 2017 by alert5

Fighter pilots from the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy took part in a basic fighter maneuver training exercise at Shaw Air Force Base on Dec. 1.

U.S. Marine AV-8B Harriers with the Marine Attack Squadron 231 assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., are parked on the flightline during basic fighter maneuver training at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Dec. 1, 2017. Marine pilots received an opportunity to “battle” Air Force aircraft to include the F-16CM Fighting Falcon, F-22 Raptor and T-38C Talon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Maldonado)

EA-18G Block II might be equipped with UAV

Posted on December 7, 2017December 7, 2017 by alert5

During a media tour of Northrop Grumman’s mission systems facility outside Baltimore, Maryland, reporters were shown an unmanned aerial vehicle that folds inside a canister and designed to be carried on the EA-18G

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Torrey W. Lee [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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