A pre-solicitation notice revealed that the U.S. Marine Corps is planning to integrate the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) on its legacy Hornets.
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MPAs from Japan, New Zealand, U.S. in Guam for ASW exercise
The U.S. Navy says a multinational anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise is taking place in the waters off Guam from Jul. 31 till Aug. 12.
海上自衛隊 [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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An interview with the F/A-18 pilot who shot down the Syrian Su-22
Save The Royal Navy had the opportunity to speak with LCDR Michael Tremel, the fighter pilot from VFA-87 who is credited with shooting down the Syrian Su-22 on Jun. 4. Link to the story is below.
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By Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK (Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet ‘168912 / AJ-302’) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Watch a fixed-wing aircraft trap and catapult off USS Gerald R. Ford
A F/A-18F from VX-23 had the honor of being the first aircraft to trap and catapult aboard USS Gerald R. Ford on Jul. 28.
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VP-5 fired Harpoon ASM during exercise with Chilean Navy
A team from VP-5 had the opportunity to fire a AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile in South America during a Sink Exercise (SINKEX) with the Chilean Navy.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kegan E. Kay [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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