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USN T-6 crashed in New Mexico

Posted on September 21, 2015September 21, 2015 by alert5

Two people aboard a U.S. Navy T-6A Texan II were slightly injured after they ejected during a training mission over Las Cruces, New Mexico.

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Wildcat breeze thru heat trials in Gulf

Posted on September 19, 2015 by alert5

The Royal Navy took its latest Wildcat naval helicopter to the Gulf for heat trials and the helicopter excelled in those tests.

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All set for Sea Ceptor to be installed on board HMS Argyll

Posted on September 19, 2015September 19, 2015 by alert5

The Royal Navy has given the green light to install the Sea Ceptor anti-air missile system on Type 23 frigate HMS Argyll. With the approval, MBDA has begun delivering the first set of hardware to Devonport in August for installation aboard the ship.

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USMC will operate F-35Bs from Queen Elizabeth-class carriers

Posted on September 19, 2015September 18, 2015 by alert5

Head of Fleet Air Arm (FAA), Rear Admiral Keith Blount, confirmed at DSEI 2015 that the U.S. Marine Corps will deploys its F-35B STOVL fighter on board both Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.

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