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Military Aviation News August 5, 2021

A Historic First: U.S. Navy’s First F-35C Squadron Forward Deploys Aboard the USS CARL VINSON

Earlier this week, the “Argonauts” of Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147) joined Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2) aboard the USS Carl Vinson as they embarked on…

Military Aviation News October 19, 2016

VX-23 F-35C participates in aerial photo with USS Zumwalt

An F-35C attached to the F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force (ITF) assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 completes a flyover of…

Military Aviation News August 27, 2014

X-47B achieves new set of firsts aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt

The Navy’s X-47B completed its final test aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Aug. 24 and returned to its home base at Naval Air Station…

Military Aviation News June 5, 2014

US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet Impacts Water During Approach to USS Carl Vinson

SAN DIEGO (NNS) — A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Va.,…

Military Aviation News August 20, 2013

F-35B Accomplishes First Night Vertical Landing Aboard USS Wasp

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 20, 2013 – Last Wednesday, Aug. 14, U.S. Marine Corps test pilot Lt. Col. Russell Clift performed the first F-35B night-time…

Military Aviation News August 19, 2013

US Navy/Marine Corps Team: Testing F-35B Lightning II Aircraft Aboard USS Wasp

Two F-35B Lightning II jets (BF-01 and BF-05) touched down aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) Aug. 12, kicking off week of…

Military Aviation News May 14, 2013

First X-47B Catapult Launch from USS George H.W. Bush

USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH, at sea (NNS) — The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator (UCAS-D) completed its first ever carrier-based catapult launch from USS…

Military Aviation News March 12, 2013

MQ-8B exceeds 8,000 hour milestone aboard USS Bradley

NAVAIR After exceeding the 8,000-flight-hour mark Friday, an MQ-8B Fire Scout assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22 Detachment 5 prepares to land aboard USS…

Military Aviation News July 2, 2012

4 Fire Scouts to increase maritime surveillance aboard USS Klakring

Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 42 deployed with four Fire Scouts aboard frigate USS Klakring (FFG 42) June 29 in support of operations off the…

Military Aviation News July 2, 2012

Trailblazing Lightning II test pilot hits the road

“Lightning 8” is signing off, at least for now. The senior F-35 military test pilot who ensured the safe execution of flight test from the…

Military Aviation News May 1, 2012

Rolls-Royce receives $315 million contract to supply LiftSystem technology for F-35B

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has received a contract for $315 Million from Pratt & Whitney to supply the Rolls-Royce LiftSystem® for 17 F-35B…

Military Aviation News January 23, 2012

USS Simpson and Fire Scout set sail for Africa

The MQ-8B Fire Scout, the Navy’s only unmanned aircraft to operate on land and at sea, departed Jan. 17 from Mayport, Fla., aboard USS Simpson…

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