The Pentagon has given New York Times a video which shows a F/A-18F – flown by a former CO of VFA-41 – encountering an unidentified flying object (UFO) in November 2004.
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UH-1Y and MH-60S support to Lilac Fire
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.
Video: DVIDS
BAE Systems given contract to modify Mk 38 Mod 2 with C-UAS capability
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).
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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
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
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.
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