First RAAF MQ-4C Triton on the production line
Northrop Grumman has started building Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton unmanned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft.
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Aussie F-35 pilots continue training in USA
The Royal Australian Air Force still maintains a joint pilot-training and maintenance presence at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.
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Mission success/US budget cuts put pressure on RAAF’s Triton buy
In January this year, the US Navy deployed Northrop Grumman’s MQ-4C Triton on its first live deployment, to Guam.
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Aussies arrive in Hawaii for RIMPAC 2020
Four Australian vessels and almost 700 personnel have arrived off Hawaii ahead of two weeks of training involving 10 nations during Exercise RIMPAC 2020.
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RNZN’s new dive ship heading for RIMPAC
New Zealand will exercise key naval capabilities and enhancing interoperability during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2020 off Hawaii in August.
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Northrop Grumman kitting Strykers with airburst 30mm
Northrop Grumman has received a contract from the US Army to develop the next generation airburst cartridge for the 30mm XM813 Bushmaster chain gun.
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Aussie ships deploying to SE Asia and RIMPAC
The Australian Defence Force today begins a regional deployment to conduct exercises within Southeast Asia and Hawaii over the coming
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StormBreaker glide bomb for Super Hornets
Raytheon Missiles & Defense has completed the first guided release of a StormBreaker® smart weapon from an F/A-18 Super Hornet.
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Two serious crashes at Eglin AFB in a week
An F-35A Joint Strike Fighter assigned to 58th Fighter Squadron crashed at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, around 9:30pm local time yesterday, 19 May 2020.
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Raytheon expands Afghan Air Force pilot training
The US Army Contracting Command has Raytheon Technologies to train Afghanistan Air Force pilots under a three-year contract valued up to $145 million.
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HMAS Parramatta completes Asian/South China Sea tour
HMAS Parramatta has returned to Australia after completing a three-month deployment of South and South East Asia and the South China Sea.
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USS Theodore Roosevelt prepares to return to sea
Hundreds of sailors began the transition from isolation on Guam to the USS Theodore Roosevelt yesterday as the ship prepares to return to sea.
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RIMPAC 2020 will go ahead as ‘at-sea-only’ exercise
The United States Navy will sponsor the 27th Rim of the Pacific exercise – RIMPAC 20 – from August 17 to 31 2020 despite the global COVID-19 crisis.
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Sailor from USS Theodore Roosevelt dies of COVID-19
A sailor from the USS Theodore Roosevelt died of ‘COVID-related complications’ on Sunday in the intensive-care unit of US Naval Hospital Guam on 13 Feb.
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US NavSec falls on his sword after attacking USS Roosevelt captain
Acting Secretary of the US Navy Thomas Modly who sacked the captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier has fallen on his sword.
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Captain of USS Theodore Roosevelt relieved of duty
The commander of the US aircraft carrier knocked out of action by a COVID-19 outbreak after a visit to Vietnam has been relieved of duty.
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US aircraft carrier knocked out by COVID-19
United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt has been knocked out of action by an outbreak of COVID-19 aboard the ship.
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Marine Rotational Force – Darwin postponed
Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 2020 has been cancelled – or at best postponed – because of the ongoing restrictions associated with COVID-19.
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Coyote® Block 2 counter-drone weapon cleared for sale
The US has cleared Raytheon to sell its Coyote® Block 2 counter-drone weapon to approved allied nations as part of the Howler counter-drone system.
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US military bans all domestic travel
The US Department of Defence has issued a total domestic travel ban for all military personnel, their families and civilian employees.
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