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Looming carrier gap will see both 5th and 7th Fleet sharing one carrier this spring

Posted on January 9, 2016January 9, 2016 by alert5

Sometime this spring, the U.S. Navy will have to settle with just one carrier strike group in either the Pacific or Middle East as another carrier gap looms.

By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Kevin Eichelberger [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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NAWCWD rebuilt BQM-34-41s into -55s with help from Northrop Grumman

Posted on January 9, 2016January 9, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Navy is running low of BQM-74s so it decided to bring 20 BQM-34-41 models out of mothball. So instead of sending them to Northrop Grumman for upgrade to the BQM-34-55 model, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division paid the contractor to learn how to do it themselves.

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The last EA-6B to undergo maintenance at FRCSE

Posted on January 8, 2016 by alert5

Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) held a bittersweet ceremony Dec. 17 to honor the workers of the EA-6B line. Work on the final EA-6B to undergo maintenance there was nearing completion.

U.S. Navy Photo Kaylee LaRocque

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NRL, Penn State Univ. demonstrates cooperative soaring concept for UAVs

Posted on January 7, 2016January 7, 2016 by alert5

Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the Air Vehicle Intelligence and Autonomy (AVIA) Lab at Penn State University (PSU), have successfully demonstrated the use of cooperative autonomous soaring algorithms to keep unmanned sailplanes aloft for sustained flight durations.

Photo: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
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Japan might be interested in RAM Block 2

Posted on January 7, 2016January 7, 2016 by alert5

In a notice for awarding a $66 million contract to Raytheon for Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2 guided missiles, the Pentagon said the contract includes an option for foreign military sales to Japan.

By (U.S. Navy photo/Released) 140818-N-ZZ999-003 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/usnavy/14989078441/) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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