NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md.- — The US Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) held a graduation ceremony for Class 162 on June 16. Thirty-four students successfully completed the intense 11-month course of instruction and received their designations as Engineering Developmental Test Pilots, Test Flight Officers, and Test Engineers. Retired Adm. William K. Lescher, former Leer másUS Naval Test Pilot School graduates Class 162[…]
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION, PATUXENT RIVER, Md.– Cmdr. Nicholas Green took command of HX-21 Blackjacks (Air Test and Evaluation Squadron) from Lt. Col. Matthew Baumann during a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Patuxent River on June 8, 2023. Naval Test Wing Atlantic Commodore Capt. Elizabeth Somerville presided over the ceremony. “The Leer másUS Navy HX-21 Blackjacks test squadron changes command[…]
PHILIPPINE SEA – The U.S. Navy Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) is conducting a full spectrum of multi-domain and integrated operations in the Philippine Sea. The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Decatur (DDG 73) and USS Wayne E. Meyer Leer másNimitz Carrier Strike Group operates in the Philippine Sea[…]
By: Capt. Robert Doyle III, USMC CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The VT-21 Redhawks (Training Squadron 21), stationed aboard Naval Air Station Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas, held the Change of Command ceremony, March 3, to mark the transition of command leadership. During the change of command event, Cmdr. William Rietveld, of Holland, Michigan, assumed all duties and Leer másVT-21 Redhawks holds change of command[…]
Rome, 24/12/2022 – Leonardo welcomes the announcement made by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to award AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corp. a 110.5 million USD firm-fixed price modification to the previously awarded contract for the U.S. Navy’s Advanced Helicopter Training System with the Leonardo TH-73A Thrasher aircraft. This modification exercises an option for the production and Leer más+26 Leonardo TH-73A Thrasher helicopters for Navy AHTS[…]
SAN DIEGO – Jan. 24, 2022 – Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) MQ-8C Fire Scout, the U.S. Navy’s next generation ship-based autonomous helicopter system deployed operationally Dec. 14, 2021. Deployed with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22, Detachment 5 (HSC-22 DET 5) aboard USS Milwaukee (LCS-5), Fire Scout provides greater organic intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting Leer másNorthrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout deployed with US Navy[…]
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. 21 de enero de 2022 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) ha entregado el avión de producción E-2D Advanced Hawkeye número 51 a la U.S. Navy (AA-52). Esta unidad representa la finalización del contrato MYP 1 (Multi-Year Procurement). El AA-52 está equipado con Delta System/Software Configuration (DSSC) Build 3, que brinda un salto Leer másNorthrop Grumman entrega a la US Navy el 51 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye[…]
Roma, 22/12/2021 — Leonardo celebra al anuncio realizado por el Departamento de Defensa de Estados Unidos (DoD), mediante el cual otorga a AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corp. una modificación del contrato, previamente adjudicado, para los TH-73A del Sistema Avanzado de Entrenamiento de Helicópteros (AHTS, Advanced Helicopter Training System) de la U.S. Navy. Esta modificación ejercita opciones para Leer másEl DoD ejercita opciones para otros 36 Leonardo TH-73A AHTS[…]
NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 20, 2021 – The U.S. Navy and Boeing [NYSE: BA] have successfully maneuvered the Boeing-owned T1 test asset on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier for the first time – an early step forward in ensuring the MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueler will seamlessly integrate into carrier operations. During an underway demonstration aboard the USS Leer másU.S. Navy, Boeing complete first carrier tests for MQ-25[…]
Arlington, Va, 27 de septiembre de 2021 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] entregó el primero de los 78 aviones F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III encargados por la U.S. Navy. El Block III proporciona el F/A-18 más interconectado y con mayor capacidad de supervivencia construido hasta el momento, preparado con un plan de inserción de tecnología que le Leer másBoeing entrega el primer F/A-18 Block III a la Navy[…]
