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USN photographers captured AWESOME images of CVN 78’s combat systems ship qualification trials

Posted on April 20, 2021 by alert5

A rolling airframe missile (RAM) launcher fires a RIM-116 missile from USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during combat systems ship qualification trials (CSSQT), April 16, 2021. CSSQT is a Naval Sea Systems Command requirement to verify that ship personnel can operate and maintain their combat systems in a safe and effective manner. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting its final independent steaming event of post-delivery tests and trials. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zachary Melvin)

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Elbit awarded $1.65 billion contract for flight training school in Greece

Posted on April 19, 2021 by alert5

Elbit has secured a $1.65 billion contract to establish the International Flight Training Center of the Hellenic Air Force.

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Remains of RoCAF F-5E pilot found

Posted on April 18, 2021April 18, 2021 by alert5

The remains of Capt. Pan Ying-chun, a F-5E pilot who went missing last month, was found this morning near Nanren Fishing Harbor.

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F-15Js to participate in noise measurement tests at Mageshima

Posted on April 18, 2021April 18, 2021 by alert5

Japan will be conducting noise measurement tests at Mageshima island on May 11 and 15, press reports from Japan reveal.

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USN flew Group 2 UAV for 24 hours using solar and hydrogen energy

Posted on April 18, 2021April 17, 2021 by alert5

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory has demonstrated that its electric unmanned aerial vehicle dubbed Hybrid Tiger can stay airborne for 24 hours using multiple power sources.

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory engineers demonstrate Hybrid Tiger, an electric unmanned aerial vehicle with multi-day endurance flight capability at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, Nov. 18. This was the first time Hybrid Tiger flew through a complete diurnal cycle, a 24-hour period of day and night, and its longest flight to date.

U.S. Navy photo by Jonathan Steffen

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