An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye with VAW-126 is refueled in the air. US Navy Photo The Navy is bringing an aerial refueling capability to its E-2D Advanced Hawkeye command and control fleet, with the first operational squadron certifying its pilots to refuel with Air Force tankers. The airborne command and control planes have been inContinue reading “VIDEO: Aerial Refueling for E-2Ds Will Expand Reach of Carrier Strike Groups”
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Boeing delivers first MH-47G Block II Chinook helicopter to US Special Forces
World Defence Newsby Army Recognition / 6h //keep unread//hide According to a press release published on September 1, 2020, Boeing is delivering new technologies and performance improvements to U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) with the Block II Chinook helicopter. Boeing’s Philadelphia team recently delivered the first MH-47G Block II Chinook to SOCOM on time. Read full defense aviationContinue reading “Boeing delivers first MH-47G Block II Chinook helicopter to US Special Forces”
Littoral Combat Ship USS Sioux City Joins SOUTHCOM Anti-Drug Mission in First Deployment
200+USNI Newsby Mallory Shelbourne / 6h //keep unread//hide Information Specialist 1st Class Matthew Stephenson mans the lines as the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS-11) gets underway on Aug. 30, 2020. US Navy Photo USS Sioux City (LCS-11) deployed over the weekend to U.S. Southern Command to aid in conducting counter-narcotic missions, the Navy recently announced. SiouxContinue reading “Littoral Combat Ship USS Sioux City Joins SOUTHCOM Anti-Drug Mission in First Deployment”
Russian Navy plans new test launch of hypersonic Tsirkon missile with Admiral Gorshkov frigate
World Defence Newsby Army Recognition / 5h //keep unread//hide According to information published by the Russian press agency TASS on September 1, 2020, A new test launch of the hypersonic Tsirkon missile will be held by the Russian Navy Admiral Gorshkov frigate of project 22350 in September this year. Salvo fire is planned, two defense industry sourcesContinue reading “Russian Navy plans new test launch of hypersonic Tsirkon missile with Admiral Gorshkov frigate”
Pentagon Report: China Now Has World’s Largest Navy as Beijing Expands Military Influence
2KUSNI Newsby John Grady / 3h //keep unread//hide Is this article about navy?YESNO Chinese president Xi Jinping tours People’s Liberation Army Navy warship. Xinhua Photo China is bent on creating a world-class military that can conduct joint operations across the globe and already boasts the world’s largest navy, according to the Pentagon’s latest annual assessment of the ChineseContinue reading “Pentagon Report: China Now Has World’s Largest Navy as Beijing Expands Military Influence”
