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Growler 515 back in the skies five years after being sidelined due to mid-air collision

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A U.S. Navy EA-18G is back flying again five years after it was grounded after a mid-air collision.

NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. (Oct. 28, 2022)– The team that refurbished EA-18G Growler 515, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129, poses with the aircraft at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI). The aircraft flew its functional check flight on Oct. 17, 2022 at NASWI and will be reentered into service with a forward-deployable squadron in the near future. (U.S. Navy photo)

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USN to consolidate MQ-8 operations on West Coast

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Sea Power Magazine reports that the U.S. Navy intends to consolidate all its MQ-8 unmanned helicopter operations to the West Coast in 2023.

211222-N-FA490-1213 APRA HARBOR, Guam (Dec. 22, 2021) An MQ-8C Fire Scout attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, on the flight deck of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6). HSC-23 and Jackson, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, are on a rotational deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Langholf)

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German frigate Sachsen successfully engaged drones with a laser weapon

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Germany has declared success in destroying drones with a high-energy laser weapon system installed on board frigate Sachsen.

Die Tests zeigen: dynamische Ziele, wie bspw. Drohnen, können erfolgreich bekämpft werden. / Weiterer Text über ots und www.presseportal.de/nr/147341 / Die Verwendung dieses Bildes für redaktionelle Zwecke ist unter Beachtung aller mitgeteilten Nutzungsbedingungen zulässig und dann auch honorarfrei. Veröffentlichung ausschließlich mit Bildrechte-Hinweis.

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