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Spanish CN-235 air drop Seahawk part to frigate off the coast of Somalia

Posted on October 29, 2015October 29, 2015 by alert5

Spanish frigate ESPS Victoria received a vital maintenance part for its Seahawk helicopter with help from a CN-235 off the coast of Somalia recently.

Photo: EU NAVFOR
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Former USMC general named as first ever deputy assistant secretary of U.S. Navy for unmanned systems

Posted on October 28, 2015October 28, 2015 by alert5

U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has named retired Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Frank Kelley as the first deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for unmanned systems.

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Northrop Grumman awarded contract for Solid State High Power Laser Weapon System Demonstrator program

Posted on October 27, 2015 by alert5

Northrop Grumman has been given a $53 million contract for the Solid State High Power Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) program.

By U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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USS Lassen to challenge 12 nautical mile territorial limits of Chinese artificial islands with P-8A flying cover

Posted on October 27, 2015October 27, 2015 by alert5

The U.S. Navy has dispatched USS Lassen to challenge the 12 nautical mile territorial limits of Chinese-controlled Subi and Mischief reefs in the Spratly Islands. The ship would likely be accompanied by a P-8A.

By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate2nd Class Inez Lawson (http://www.navy.mil; exact Source) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Pentagon orders 15 EA-18Gs, long lead parts for 28 C-130Js

Posted on October 27, 2015October 27, 2015 by alert5

Boeing has been awarded a $898 million contract for 15 EA-18Gs while Lockheed Martin is to buy long lead items for 28 C-130Js in a contract worth $260 million.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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