The Pilatus PC-21 is the world’s most advanced pilot training aircraft. Department of Defence The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will deploy aircraft and personnel to New Zealand for Exercise RAVEN KAHU which will occur from 8 to 19 August 2022. Exercise RAVEN KAHU is a combined training exercise involving RAAF and Royal New ZealandContinue reading “Australian PC-21 aircraft deploying to New Zealand for Exercise Raven Kahu”
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Naval and Marine Aviation in a nutshell, from the Med to the Americas – laststandonzombieisland / August 06, 2022 at 12:00AM
(U.S. Navy courtesy photo. 220530-n-no874-1068) This great shot from Neptune Shield 22 shows a U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet (BuNo 169735), attached to the “Fighting Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211– part of Carrier Air Wing One, assigned to USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) — flying alongside an Italian Marina Militare F-35B Lightning II (MM 7454)Continue reading “Naval and Marine Aviation in a nutshell, from the Med to the Americas – laststandonzombieisland / August 06, 2022 at 12:00AM”
USS Bulkeley Leaves for Homeport Shift to Rota; USS Delbert D. Black Leaves for Maiden Deployment 200+USNI News by Heather Mongilio / August 06, 2022 at 05:54AM
USS Bulkeley (DDG-84) departs Naval Station Norfolk August 4, 2022, commencing the ship’s scheduled homeport shift to Rota, Spain, as part of the U.S. Navy’s long-range plan to gradually rotate the Rota-based destroyers. US Navy Photo USS Bulkeley (DDG-84) left Norfolk, Va., for its new home in Rota, Spain, on Thursday evening, according to a tweetContinue reading “USS Bulkeley Leaves for Homeport Shift to Rota; USS Delbert D. Black Leaves for Maiden Deployment 200+USNI News by Heather Mongilio / August 06, 2022 at 05:54AM”
The oldest ship in the Royal Naval Service to become the new Littoral Strike Ship
Search for:SEARCH BUTTON JULY 20, 2022 ANALYSIS Following the news RFA Argus will be extended in service beyond 2030 it has been confirmed she will be upgraded to perform in the Littoral Strike Ship role (LSS). Here we look at the background to the decision and consider the pros and cons of the conversion. The DefenceContinue reading “The oldest ship in the Royal Naval Service to become the new Littoral Strike Ship”
USS Vella Gulf Becomes First of Five Ticonderoga-Class Cruisers to Decommission This Year
1KUSNI News by Heather Mongilio / August 06, 2022 at 09:08AM // keep unread // hide Sailors and former shipmates stand in formation during the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG-72) decommissioning ceremony, Aug. 4, 2022, in Norfolk, Va. US Navy Photo Nearly 29 years ago, USS Vella Gulf (CG-72) sat in the waters around Norfolk, Va., waiting to beContinue reading “USS Vella Gulf Becomes First of Five Ticonderoga-Class Cruisers to Decommission This Year”
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