The Infrared Search and Track (IRST) system for the F/A-18 successfully completed its first flight on Feb. 11.
Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin
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Category: Navy
USN moving Aegis Ashore facility piece by piece to Romania
Contractors have started dismantling the Aegis Ashore facility in New Jersey and will assemble them back later once every single piece arrived in Romania.
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Philippine Navy orders additional two AW109s
The Philippine Navy has placed an order for two more AW109 Power maritime helicopters, this brings the total number ordered to ten.
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USS Ronald Reagan to participate in RIMPAC before moving to Japan
USS Ronald Reagan will be taking part in this year’s RIMPAC exercise in Hawaii before relocating to Japan in summer next year.
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Funding to shutdown F/A-18 line could be in fiscal 2016 budget
According to Reuters, the U.S. Navy could fund the shutdown of the F/A-18 production line in the fiscal 2016 budget.
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