Category: Navy

Two crew members on board a VFA-211 F/A-18F ejected safely after taking off from USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Arabian Gulf on May 12.

By Official U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Josh Hammond/Released (U.S. Navy) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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The U.S. Navy has decided to let VFA-97 be the first operational fighter squadron to transition to the F-35C.

By Looper5920 at en.wikipedia; 25 June 2006 (original upload date) [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons
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Last month, it was reported here that the U.S. Navy plans to deploy the AIM-120D later this year. However, a photo taken at Atsugi, Japan seems to show a CATM-120D on a VFA-195 F/A-18E on May 5.

Photo: @vx51

Update
A new enlarged photo from @vx51 confirmed its a CATM-120D.

The first two Kamov Ka-31 AEW helicopters for the Indian Navy has been overhauled in Russia and redelivered back the customer by Russian Helicopters.

Photo: Russian Helicopters
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