Collocating artisans with Marines at Marine Corps Air Station New River is not just working out, but perhaps yielding bigger and faster returns than what was expected. Fleet Readiness Center East artisans and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 26 Marines are maximizing the integrated maintenance concept, lessening pit stop times of aircraft and boosting Marine Corps … Dowiedz się więcej
In February 2015, the Navy announced the Carrier Onboard Delivery, commonly referred to as COD, platform of the future would be a maritime variant of the V-22 Osprey. Until recently, that aircraft was referred to as the Navy variant. Now, that V-22 has an official designation: CMV-22B. The main mission of the COD platform is … Dowiedz się więcej
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet carries a model of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) during initial flight testing Nov. 3 at NAS Patuxent River. The program’s flight test team is conducting the first phase of airworthiness testing using this mass simulator vehicle to evaluate inflight structural loads of the LRASM on the F/A-18 E/F. When operational … Dowiedz się więcej
The U.S. Navy accepted the first two MH-60R Seahawk helicopters bound for Denmark at Lockheed Martin’s Owego facility October 22. Prior to being delivered to the Royal Danish Air Force, the aircraft will be tested to validate unique Danish configuration modifications. The first two aircraft will be delivered in 2016, and the full fleet will … Dowiedz się więcej
An F/A-18 E/F launches a Block I Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) during test firings over the Point Mugu Sea Range in August 2015. AARGM completed the first phase of Block 1 integrated test in September after demonstrating the missile’s effectiveness against a land based air defense unit target in an operationally relevant environment. The … Dowiedz się więcej
The Navy’s last flying T-2C Buckeye made its final flight at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland, Sept. 25, capping 56 years of the aircraft type’s service to the fleet. Although T-2s were officially retired from service in 2008 with a “sundown” ceremony, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 20 at NAS Pax continued … Dowiedz się więcej