The U.S. Navy’s Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition told reporters at the annual Surface Navy Association conference that the V-22 had capabilities beyond just carrying out deliveries.
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Russia moving troops to naval air base close to Finland
Russia has started deploying a motorized infantry brigade to Alakurtti naval air base, just 60 km from the Finnish border city of Salla.
Pentagon wants to buy 57 instead of 55 F-35s in FY2016
The Pentagon had planned to buy 55 F-35s in fiscal year 2016, however, two government officials told Bloomberg that the Department of Defense is now seeking permission to buy 57 aircraft.
USN discovered issue with JHMCS training after Super Hornet crashed
The U.S. Navy discovered that none of the 17 squadrons based at NAS Oceana put their pilots through a recommended computer-based course on using the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) during its investigation into the crash of a Super Hornet last year.
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Raytheon wants to add infrared seeker onto Tomahawk
Raytheon is working on an infrared seeker for the Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile and hopes to have it retrofitted to the weapon during the first mid-life recertification overhaul coming up in 2019.