India’s oldest operational aircraft carrier INS Viraat will be retired during the International Fleet Review at Visakhapatnam in February 2016.
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Category: Navy
Lockheed Martin’s Crowsnest AEW solution for RN
Lockheed Martin has provided more information on its offering for the Royal Navy’s Crowsnest airborne surveillance and control (ASaC) program.
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Former USN SH-60B pilot is now the USAF’s only black female U-2 pilot
Lt. Col. Merryl Tengesdal, the only black female U-2 pilot, formerly flew the SH-60B Seahawk helicopter in the U.S. Navy before she cross-commissioned into the Air Force in 2004 and fly the U-2.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bobby Cummings
Work: Anti-ship test of Tomahawk Block IV ‘game changing’
Speaking at the WEST 2015 conference, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work said last month’s test of a Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile against a moving maritime target was ‘game changing.’
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Sunset for J52 engine repair program
The J52 Engine Repair Program has officially ended in the U.S. Navy. A ceremony was held on Feb. 4 to mark the conclusion. The J52 powers the EA-6B.
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