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USS Chosin joins phased modernization program for guided missile cruisers

Posted on March 25, 2016March 25, 2016 by alert5

USS Chosin will depart for San Diego today and the cruiser will remain docked until 2021 as part of the U.S. Navy’s phased modernization program for guided missile cruisers.

By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class William R. Goodwin. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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F-35 will be flying till 2070

Posted on March 25, 2016March 25, 2016 by alert5

F-35 Joint Program Office Chief Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan told reporters that the F-35 will be flying till 2070, six years longer than planned.

By Alex Lloyd (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2076301) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Jane’s: Philippine selects AW159 naval helicopter

Posted on March 24, 2016March 24, 2016 by alert5

Jane’s says Philippine has opted to buy two AW159 naval helicopters for its navy. The helicopters will give the Philippine Navy an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capability.

Photo: PO(Phot) Si Ethell/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons

USN testing AN/SPQ-9B with periscope detection capability

Posted on March 23, 2016 by alert5

USS Lake Champlain successfully executed the ‘light off’ of the AN/SPQ-9B horizon search radar upgraded with a Periscope Detection and Discrimination (PDD) capability.

By: DON S. MONTGOMERY, USN (RET) (DN-SC-02-10106) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Videos from the final flight of RN’s Sea King Mk 4

Posted on March 23, 2016March 23, 2016 by alert5

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