The U.S. Navy has grounded the MQ-8B fleet following two incidents over the past few weeks.
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Category: Navy
Lockheed Martin to upgrade MH-60R/S cockpits
The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.05 billion, five-year contract to provide more than 200 digital cockpits and integrated mission systems and sensors for the U.S. Navy MH-60R and MH-60S helicopters.
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Super Hornet tests DTS-N
Boeing has tested a prototype Distributed Targeting System-Networked (DTS-N) on a Super Hornet together with the U.S. Navy.
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USS Bonhomme Richard arrives in Japan to replace Essex
USS Bonhomme Richard entered Sasebo, Japan on Monday whereby it will replace USS Essex as the forward deployed amphibious ship.
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Thales to provide GPS SAASM receivers for French Navy Lynx helicopters
Thales has been awarded a contract by the Service Industriel de l’Aéronautique (SIAé), France’s military aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul service, to supply stand-alone GPS receivers for the French Navy’s Lynx helicopters.
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