Aviation News
The U.S. Navy has temporarily suspended flight operations for the Super Hornet and Growler after a EA-18G experienced an on-deck emergency at NAS Whidbey Island on Dec. 16.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Torrey W. Lee [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Missile Defense Agency announced that on Dec. 14, USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) demonstrated the ability of the Aegis baseline 9.C1 to tackle against a “complex medium-range ballistic missile target” by destroying it using a salvo of two SM-6 Dual I interceptors.
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Photo: MDA
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A recent war game show Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning launching J-15s armed with YJ83K subsonic anti-ship missiles. The video also revealed the firing of the YJ83K from the J-15 for the first time.
Fleet Readiness Center Southwest recently painted its first MV-22, one that’s assigned to VMM-161, and the tilt-rotor acquired this “leopard” pattern after its surface was sand down.
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Photo: U.S. Navy
The U.S. government has approved a potential sale of two Saab AN/SPS-77 Sea Giraffe 3D Air Search Radars to the Philippine Navy.
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