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Capt Frank Morley, the NAVAIR program manager for the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G, confirmed that Boeing will be testing conformal fuel tanks, a weapons pod and radar cross-section enhancements on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet late this summer.
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The U.S. Navy announced that for the first time a solid-state laser will deploy on aboard a ship in fiscal year 2014.
Continue reading “Solid-state laser to deploy on USS Ponce”
A Thales unit in Belfast is looking for an international partner to complete development of a laser-powered soft kill system that will protect warships from electro-optically guided weapons.
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An F/A-18F from VFA-103 crashed into the water while operating near USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the North Arabian Sea, Apr. 8.
Continue reading “Jolly Rogers F/A-18F crashed in North Arabian”