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ACCLOGWING generates 23 Fully Mission Capable E-2Ds

Posted on May 22, 2022May 21, 2022 by alert5

The U.S. Navy’s Airborne Command & Control and Logistics Wing (ACCLOGWING) achieved a new milestone on May 6 when it was able to generate 23 Fully Mission Capable (FMC) E-2Ds, surpassing a record of 22 aircraft set in Apr. 29, 2022.

220505-N-KD414-0130 An An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, assigned to the “Black Eagles” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113, stands by during a sunset onboard Point Mugu Apr. 30, 2022. NBVC is comprised of three distinct facilities: Point Mugu, Port Hueneme, and San Nicolas Island. It is the largest employer in Ventura County and actively protects California’s largest coastal wetlands through its award-winning environmental programs.

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Knotts
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First test-firing of India’s indigenous Naval Anti-Ship Missile

Posted on May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 by alert5

India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) carried out the first test-firing of its Naval Anti-Ship Missile on May 18.

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Pentagon releases new video of encounter with Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

Posted on May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 by alert5

The U.S. House Intelligence Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee held the first public congressional hearing on unidentified flying objects in 50 years on May 17 and the Pentagon showed a video of one UAP observed from a U.S. Navy F/A-18 last year.

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South Korea selects Bell 505 as training helicopter for Army and Navy pilots

Posted on May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 by alert5

South Korea will give Bell a $133 million contract to produce 40 Bell 505 helicopters for training its Army and Navy pilots

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Exercise Beverly Sunrise 22-04 in Japan

Posted on May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force, Navy and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force carried out exercise Beverly Sunrise 22-04 at Misawa Air Base, and Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 7-13.

Sixteen U.S. Air Force F-16CM Fighting Falcons, 12 Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters, two JASDF E-2C Hawkeyes, one JASDF CH-47 Chinook, one U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler, one USN C-12 Huron, and one USN P-8 Poseidon perform a wing capabilites demonstration to culminate a week-long readiness exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 13, 2022. The large formation was part of a routine exercise scenerio that tested the 35th FIghter Wing’s ability to generate airpower in support of the defense of Japan and other partner nations, ensuring the stability and security of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Leon Redfern)

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