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The U.S. Navy has decided that USS Howard (DDG-83); USS McCampbell (DDG-85); USS Mustin (DDG-89); USS Chafee (DDG-90); USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) will not receive the Baseline 9C Aegis Combat System upgrade that is required for Ballistic Missile Defense mission.
“USS Howard DDG-83” by U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Richard R. Waite (RELEASED) – U.S. Navy source: U.S. Navy NewsStand Photo ID 040829-N-1513W-105. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Five Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircrew personnel graduated from basic training at VAQ-129 on Feb. 27.
“EA-18G VX-31 over Ridgecrest CA 2009” by U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Ian C. Anderson, USN – U.S. Navy Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division (NAWCWD) [1] photo [2]. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
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Sailors on board USS Ronald Regan are about to make U.S. Navy history by serving on board three different aircraft carriers on the same tour.
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Continue reading “CVN 220: Three Presidents Crew”
The pilot class of students that will be the first deploying watch team to the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System in Romania have graduated.
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In his latest opinion for Aviation Week, Bill Sweetman, postulate that Boeing has won a classified U.S. Air Force unmanned combat aerial vehicle program and the stealth jet, designated RAQ-25, will be adopted by the U.S. Navy for its Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (Uclass) program.
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