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A software fix for the U.S. Navy’s Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) has been validated by the service. It was found during testing that the next-generation catapult generates excessive vibration to the aircraft when external fuel tanks are attached.
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An anonymous source told Defense News that the failure of the SM-3 Block IIA test on Jun. 21 was human error after tactical datalink controller accidentally identified in ballistic missile target as friendly. This trigger the self-destruct mechanism in the missile interceptor.
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The crew of a U.S. Navy EP-3 spy plane had to make evasive actions when a Chinese J-10 fighter came within 300 feet of the aircraft on Jul. 23. China’s Ministry of Defense said on Jul. 25 that the intercept was legal.
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The Japanese government is being sued by residents who are living around Naval Air Facility Atsugi for noise pollution. So far, around 6,000 people have signed up and the number might grow to around 10,000, a lawyer representing the group said.
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By Yamaguchi Yoshiaki from Japan (Atugi air base) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The latest draft request for proposals for the MQ-25A competition suggests the U.S. Navy is only keen on having the aircraft acting as a mission tanker and less emphasis is given on its intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. An artist concept from Lockheed Martin showed a Navy buddy tanking pod hanging on a pylon. Do you think the company might just refurbish the S-3s under storage and offer them as unmanned tankers?
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