The U.S. Navy has completed its investigations into the crash of a F/A-18D in Virginia Beach three months ago and will release the report on Jul. 2.
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Category: Navy
HMS Illustrious trains with French Navy
HMS Illustrious has been training with the French Navy in the Bay of Biscay. A NH90 Caiman helicopter landed on a British ship for the first time as well.
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U.S. Army AH-64D lands on USS New York
A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter landed on the flight deck of USS New York Jun. 22 as part of an exercise designed to improve the Army and Navy’s proficiency when landing on ships, and the ability to accommodate them while on board.
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Second successive SM-3 Block IB intercept
A second consecutive successful intercept for the SM-3 Block 1B has taken place off Hawaii on Tuesday night.
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MBDA unveils high-subsonic standoff weapon for F-35
At the Farnborough airshow, MBDA will showcase its new Spear air-to-surface weapon for the F-35.
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