Rear Admiral Cindy Jaynes told IHS Jane’s that the recent deployment by VP-16 to Kadena Air Base in Japan had validated the Navy’s decision not to install a magnetic anomaly detector (MAD) on the P-8A.
Category: Navy
NH90 out of India’s naval helicopter contest
India has rejected the NH90 for its tender to supply 16 helicopters to the Navy. The other bidder left is Sikorsky with its S-70B helicopter.
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NAVAIR restarts competition to fit sense and avoid radar for MQ-4C
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has restarted the effort to install a sense and avoid system for the MQ-4C.
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F-35 engine fix coming
Lt. Gen. Christopher C. Bogdan, program manager for the F-35, goes thru various short-term and long-term solutions to fix the problem on the F135 engine.
F-35C first trap at sea on Nov. 3
The F-35C is expected to trap on board USS Nimitz on Nov. 3 after taking off from MCAS Yuma.