Britain’s new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth will be floated for the first time in July, BAE said in a briefing at Rosyth.
Category: Navy
MQ-4C completes initial flight test phase
NAVAIR declared that the MQ-4C Triton has completed its Initial Envelope Expansion flight testing at Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale facility on Mar. 13.
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NAS Whidbey Island said goodbye to EA-6B
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island had a commemorative fly-over on Mar. 14 to mark the end of the EA-6B’s presence at that base.
Growlers needed to protect stealth aircraft
Supporters of the EA-18G say the airborne jammer is needed in large numbers in order to protect F-22s and F-35s from next generation VHF radars.
VFA-192 transitions from Hornet to refurbished Super Hornets
Usually, when a U.S. Navy Hornet squadron trades in their aircraft for the Super Hornet, the jets are new from the factory. However, VFA-192 had to take in Lot 23/24 F/A-18E fighters and bring them back to combat-status.
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