A pair of F-35Bs assigned to VMFA-211 launched from HMS Queen Elizabeth and landed on USS America (LHA 6) to refuel and load weapons while the ships are underway in the Philippine Sea.
Category: Navy
Japan unlikely to fund Aegis Ashore alternative proposal over the next few years
The Asahi disclosed that Japan’s defense ministry is unlikely to seek funding in the fiscal 2022 budget to build the alternative for the abandoned Aegis Ashore missile defense system.
Photo: MDA
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The E-2D is second aircraft to refuel from the MQ-25A
The MQ-25A has carried out a successful mid-air refueling mission with the E-2D on Aug. 18.
Photo: Boeing
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Russian Navy Be-200 crashes in Turkey during firefighting mission
Five Russians and three Turkish were killed when their Be-200 amphibious aircraft was preparing to land after extinguishing wild fires in Turkey.
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Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS testing from T-AO 188
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s (NAWCAD) UX-24 Unmanned Test Squadron, teamed up with Military Sealift Command and the crew of MSC’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188) to test a new concept in material transportation, while the ship was underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Jul. 15-16.
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