The Indian Navy has agreed to hand over its aircraft carrier INS Viraat to the Andhra Pradesh state government after the ship is decommissioned later this year.
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VFA-147 will be the first operational F-35C squadron
The U.S. Navy has identified VFA-147 as the first squadron to transition to the F-35C in 2018. The announcement was made on Sept. 10 at the annual Tailhook Association convention in Reno, Nevada.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Kelly M. Agee [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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JSOW C-1’s debut at Exercise Valiant Shield
The U.S. Navy took its newest weapon, the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1, to this year’s iteration of Exercise Valiant Shield.
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Botched split-S caused Blue Angels 6 to crash
Military.com has obtained a 46-page investigation report into the crash of a U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 at the Great Tennessee Air Show on Jun. 6. Investigators found that the mishap pilot, Capt. Jeff Kuss, had botched his attempt in executing a split-S maneuver.
WASHINGTON (June 3, 2016) File photo of Captain Jeff Kuss, U.S. Marine Corps. Capt. Kuss died during a practice flight, when the F/A-18C Hornet he was piloting crashed approximately two miles from the runway at the Smyrna, Tenn., Airport, June 2, 2016. (U.S. Navy Photo/Released)
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RAN’s MH-60R carried out its first search-and-rescue operation
The Royal Australian Navy’s new MH-60R naval helicopter has been activated for its first search-and-rescue mission on Aug. 14, the service recently announced.
By U.S. Navy photo by Kaylee LaRocque (http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=167335) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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