Two SM-6 interceptors fired from USS Chancellorsville successfully engaged BQM-74 drones during the first over-the-horizon test scenario at sea.
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Category: Navy
$857 billion to operate F-35s over 55 years
The F-35 program office told the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee last month that new estimates tag the JSF’s operating and support cost at $857 billion over 55 years.
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Pakistan Navy inducts 2 ATR-72s
The Pakistan Navy has inducted two ATR-72s into service on Aug. 15 at PNS Mehran.
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U.S. Navy awards 4 UCLASS PDRs
Boeing, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have been awarded Preliminary Design Review (PDR) contracts for the U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) air vehicle segment.
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Photo: Royal Australian Navy’s first MH-60R to be transferred in December
The Royal Australian Navy’s first MH-60R has arrived at Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training in Owego where it will have the digital cockpit, integrated mission systems and sensors installed. It will be transferred to the RAN in December this year.
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