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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.

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Britain’s new aircraft carriers can accommodate more Marines than HMS Ocean

Posted on January 5, 2016 by alert5

Once HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales enters service, each aircraft carrier will be able to accommodate 910 Marines and aviation personnel, Defense procurement minister Philip Dunne said.

Photo: HMS Gannet/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. Navy to inactivate squadron dedicated to Special Operations support

Posted on January 4, 2016 by alert5

HSC-84, based in Norfolk, will be inactivated in March, the U.S. Navy has decided. The unit is one of two helicopter squadrons in the sailing branch that are dedicated to Special Operations support as a primary role.

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