Navy Archives - Page 79 of 845

Reagan CSG and Indian Air Force to conduct joint training off Thiruvananthapuram

Posted on June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 by alert5

The Indian Air Force will carry out a joint training exercise with the U.S. Navy’s Regan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) south of Thiruvananthapuram from Jun. 23-24.

By Camera Operator: PH1 JAMES THIERRY, USN [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Continue reading “Reagan CSG and Indian Air Force to conduct joint training off Thiruvananthapuram”

Sea trials of INS Vikrant delayed by COVID-19

Posted on June 20, 2021June 20, 2021 by alert5

Sea trials of India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant has been delayed due to travel and quarantine issues caused by COVID-19.

Indian Navy / GODL-India

Continue reading “Sea trials of INS Vikrant delayed by COVID-19”

Australia grounds MRH-90 fleet

Posted on June 19, 2021 by alert5

Australia has grounded its MRH-90 transport helicopter fleet as a safety precaution, ABC news reports.

Jeff Gilbert (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2), via Wikimedia Commons

Continue reading “Australia grounds MRH-90 fleet”

Carl Vinson Strike Group arrives off Hawaii

Posted on June 18, 2021 by alert5

Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 is now operating off Hawaii, the U.S. Navy announced on Jun. 17.

210613-N-GW654-1369 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 13, 2021) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Pacific Ocean, June 13. Vinson is currently underway conducting routine maritime operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Olympia O. McCoy)

Continue reading “Carl Vinson Strike Group arrives off Hawaii”

U.S. Navy takes delivery of first TH-73A helicopter

Posted on June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 by alert5

Leonardo Helicopters handed over the keys to the first operational TH-73A helicopter to the U.S. Navy at its AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corporation (Leonardo) plant in Philadelphia on Jun. 10.

PHILADELPHIA (June 10, 2021) — Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell, Commander, U.S. Naval Air Forces, accepts the key to a TH-73A training helicopter from William Hunt, Chief Executive Officer for Leonardo Helicopters, during the acceptance ceremony for TH-73A June 10 at Leonardo’s Agusta Westland Philadelphia Corporation plant in Philadelphia. During the ceremony, Whitesell accepted the first TH-73A from Leonardo on behalf of the Navy. U.S. Navy Photo by Lt. Alyssa LaRosa (Released)

Continue reading “U.S. Navy takes delivery of first TH-73A helicopter”