The Blue Angels’ C-130 transport, Fat Albert, has been sidelined and its role has been replaced by “Ernie” from VMGR-452.
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Category: Navy
U.S. Navy retires C-9B
The U.S. Navy has retired its last C-9B Skytrain II on Jun. 28. The U.S. Marine Corps took over two remaining C-9Bs in February.
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Raytheon to intergrate MK 54, MK 46 torpedoes onto Turkish ATR-72-600ASW
Raytheon will spend 31 months integrating the MK 54 and MK 46 torpedoes onto the Turkish Navy ATR-72-600ASW maritime patrol aircraft.
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VP-5 relieved VP-16 in Japan
VP-5 has taken over the role of providing maritime patrol and reconnaissance to the U.S Navy’s 7th fleet from VP-16.
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Royal Navy’s Merlin Mk2 helicopters enter service early
The Merlin Mk2 helicopter has successfully entered service with the Royal Navy four months early.
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