The MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter has completed its first series of testing aboard a littoral combat ship (LCS).
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USN wants its future frigates to provide air defense cover
There might be further changes to the U.S. Navy’s requirements for a new frigate with a study group being commissioned to examine adding air defense capability to the requirements.
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USMC practice austere runway operations with JMSDF
For the first time, the U.S. Marine Corps has conducted a cross-training exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) that saw Marine air traffic controllers guide JMSDF helicopter pilots to perform landings on a simulated austere runway.
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T-45C grounding extended
Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker, the commander of Naval Air Forces, announced on a blog post that he has extended the operational pause of the T-45 fleet by at least another week.
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Revealed: EP-3E Hainan Island incident, what was destroyed, what was not
The Intercept has put together a comprehensive article on the U.S. Navy EP-3E (BuNo 156511) collision with a Chinese J-8 fighter off Hainan island on Apr. 1, 2001.
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