A French defense official said Kuwait has a requirement to arm its H225M helicopter with anti-ship missiles and France stands ready to support Kuwait’s need.
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By Laurent ERRERA from L’Union, France [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Category: Navy
VAW-112 returns to NBVC for last time
VAW-112 and four of its E-2Cs returned home to Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, on Aug. 9 after a seven-month deployment aboard USS John C. Stennis. This is the last cruise for the unit as it will disband in 2017.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Rodriguez Santiago [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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F/A-18 carried out testing of PALS while CVN-78 was moored pier side
Testing of the Precision Aircraft Launch System (PALS) installed aboard aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) went smoothly on Aug. 10 even though the ship is moored at pier side.
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Photo: Huntington Ingalls Industries
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Museum of Flight 99% sure it will land a Blue Angels F/A-18
Museum of Flight’s Senior Public Relations Manager Ted Huetter told KIRO 7 that the museum is 99 percent sure that when the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels team switch to the Super Hornet, one of the Hornets retired will go to the museum.
By Capt Raymond Geoffroy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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