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General Atomics completes arresting hook testing for its MQ-25 design

Posted on July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 by alert5

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced on Jul. 23 that it has concluded performance testing of the arresting hook Hold Down Damper (HDD) for its proposed MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling aircraft for the U.S. Navy.

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Japan could spend up to $5.3 billion for Aegis Ashore

Posted on July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 by alert5

A latest assessment by Japan’s Ministry of Defense into the construction cost of two Aegis Ashore sites found that the price has ballooned to $5.3 billion

By Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet (Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Complex Romania) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Boeing says Super Hornet can make ski jump takeoff with ‘significant’ payload

Posted on July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 by alert5

Dan Gillian, Boeing’s program manager for the F/A-18 and EA-18G, told Economic Times that his company had done simulations of the Super Hornet taking off from a ski jump and the aircraft can be launched with a ‘significant’ payload.

By Official U.S. Navy Page from United States of AmericaMass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch/U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons