China says it has dispatched four naval ships to the Gulf of Tonkin to help search for those missing in the Su-30MK2V and C212 crash.
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VAQ-138 deployed to Philippines to train with FA-50PH pilots
The U.S. 7th Fleet announced that a detachment from VAQ-138 has been at Clark Air Base, Philippines since Jun. 15 to train with “Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) FA-50 aircraft pilots.”
By U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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HSC-2 MH-60S crashes
A MH-60S helicopter assigned to HSC-2 crashed in the James River, near Newport News, Virginia on Jun. 14. All three on board were rescued with minor injuries.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Steven Harbour [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Another MiG-29K for the Indian Navy spotted in Zhukovsky
Sunset for USN’s legacy Hornets will be 2026
The F/A-18A/B/C/D variants will be gone from the U.S. Navy fleet in ten years time, according to the service’s Naval Aviation Vision 2016-2025 statement.
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