Navy/USMC
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Navy/USMCMarines Begin ‘Reset’ Of CH-53E Helicopter Fleet
The U.S. Marine Corps has begun a three-year effort to repair all of its 147 aging CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopters, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) said Aug. 10. During […]
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Air ForceU.S. And Raytheon Successfully Test Fires Three AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles Launched From F-35
The U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Raytheon [RTN] together successfully test-fired three AIM-9X Block I Sidewinder missiles from an F-35A at airborne targets for the first time, the company said […]
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Navy/USMCMarines Near F-35’s First Overseas Deployment
The U.S. Marine Corps is on track to begin deploying its new Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Lightning II fighter overseas for the first time in early 2017 in the Western […]
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Navy/USMCGAO Urges Delay In Navy’s DDG-51 Flight III Destroyer Purchases
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) urged the Navy Aug. 4 to hold off on procuring a new version of the Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) guided-missile destroyer until the ship’s design is […]
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Navy/USMCMarines To Field V-22 Refueling System By FY 2018
The U.S. Marine Corps is moving ahead with plans to pursue the V-22 Aerial Refueling System (VARS) for its MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft. VARS will be able to supply […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Will Ground F/A-18s For 24 Hours After Several Aging Aircraft Crash
Within the next week, the Marine Corps will ground its entire fleet of F/A-18 Hornet jets for 24 hours to evaluated the health of the aircraft and evaluate training and […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Trying Out V-22s On Aircraft Carrier
The U.S. Navy is experimenting with three Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys aboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) aircraft carrier to help it prepare for its own future variant of the […]