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AAG back on ‘trap’

Posted on November 4, 2016November 4, 2016 by alert5

A senior U.S. Navy officer told reporters that the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) is showing signs of improvement after repeated delays.


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USS Carl Vinson conducts live-fire exercise

Posted on November 4, 2016November 4, 2016 by alert5

Nuclear-powered super carrier USS Carl Vinson tested its RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile and Phalanx Close-In Weapons System while at sea on Nov. 1.

USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) in Baie de Grand Goave Haiti 21 Jan 1010
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Julio Rivera [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Ka-27 replacement given code name Lamprey

Posted on November 4, 2016 by alert5

Igor Chechikov, a deputy CEO of the Russian Helicopters, told RIA Novosti in an interview that the replacement for the Ka-27 shipborne anti-submarine helicopter will be ready to fly by 2020.

US Navy 030612-N-4374S-001 A chock and chain crew, part of the flight deck team aboard the Aegis cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) remains in a ready position while a Russian Helix K-27 helicopter lands aboard ship
By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Hellenic Air Force F-16 caught fire during scramble

Posted on November 3, 2016November 3, 2016 by alert5

A Greek F-16 caught fire while it was being scrambled to intercept Turkish aircraft on Nov. 2. The incident happened at Souda air base on Crete.

F-16C block 52+ fighter jet, Hellenic Air Force (November 2010)
By Copyright ©2006 K. Krallis, SV1XV (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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KC-10 loses boom during exercise at Mountain Home AFB

Posted on November 3, 2016November 3, 2016 by alert5

A KC-10 assigned to 60th Air Mobility Wing landed safely at Mountain Home Air Force Base on Nov. 1 after its refueling boom detached in-flight.

60th Air Mobility Wing McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender 87-1023
By Curimedia [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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