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CVW 2 completed new syllabus that incorporates E-2D and F-35C

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 by alert5

Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 has completed the new syllabus that fully incorporated the E-2D and F-35C for Air Wing Fallon.

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FALLON, NV (April 23, 2021) Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) “Broadsword” participates in Air Wing Fallon in preparation for its upcoming deployment later this year. This large-scale training exercise focuses on building combat proficiencies integrating the advanced capabilities across the entire air wing. CVW-2 squadrons include Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 “Bounty Hunters,” VFA-113 “Stingers,” VFA147 “Argonauts,” VFA-193 “Golden Dragons,” Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113 “Black Eagles,” Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136 “Gauntlets,” Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, “Black Knights,” Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78 “Blue Hawks” and Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30 “Titans.” (U.S. Navy Photo by Lt. Cmdr. Lydia E. Bock)

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Croatia to buy second-hand Rafales

Posted on May 21, 2021 by alert5

Croatian daily Jutarnji says the country has decided to select the Rafale F3R as the winner of the fighter competition.

By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (Rafale – RIAT 2009) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Bugatti Chiron Sport ‘Les Légendes du Ciel’ vs Dassault Rafale M

Posted on May 21, 2021 by alert5

NASA’s Airborne Location Integrating Geospatial Navigation System

Posted on May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 by alert5

NASA needs to measure the shockwaves produced by the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology airplane once it goes supersonic. To achieve that, it developed the Airborne Location Integrating Geospatial Navigation System (ALIGNS).

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Atlantic Trident 21

Posted on May 20, 2021 by alert5

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II, two Dassault Rafales and a Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon break formation May 19, 2021, over France. The flight was apart of the Atlantic Trident 21 exercise which is a joint, multinational exercise involving service members from the U.S., France and the U.K., and is aimed at enhancing fourth and fifth generation integration, combat readiness and fighting capabilities, through conducting complex air operations in a contested multinational joint force environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Cook)

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