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EA-18G Demonstrates New Targeting/Networking Capabilities 27 Aug 2013 | 04:31 pm
An EA-18G Growler from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Three (VX-23) equipped with a new package of data network and sensor system upgrades flew in mid-July at NAS Patuxent River, Md., as part...
Brad Hoelscher May Have Bagged A German Jet, Fought In Three Wars 26 Aug 2013 | 08:29 pm
William B. “Brad” Hoelscher became one of the last U.S. airmen to be shot down in Europe during World War II. He went on to fight in two more wars. He accomplished just about everything an Air Force o...
Small Craft for Patrol, Riverine, and Special Operations Tasks Come to the Fore in Littoral Warfare 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
In ensuring maritime security in the littorals, most navies and coast guards have to counter a wide range of asymmetric, often transnational threats from non-state actors. Piracy, terrorism, insurgenc...
The SB2C Helldiver Was a Tough Bird: Remembered First Hand 25 Aug 2013 | 05:08 pm
“I was in the dive at 70 degrees following my leader, thinking he would miss the very narrow Japanese destroyer in the mouth of the Saigon River. I wanted to get close to ensure a hit. Nearly vertical...
Indian Naval Aviation: Indigenous N-LCA Advances, Pilot Training Expands 24 Aug 2013 | 04:45 pm
N-LCA In keeping with its thrust on indigenous development, the IN has been funding the development of the homegrown Naval Light Combat Aircraft (N-LCA). Some 40-45 aircraft are ultimately required. ...
A View of the “Boneyard” l Photos 23 Aug 2013 | 08:52 pm
All good things come to an end. For thousands of aircraft that end is found on 2,600 acres of Arizona desert on Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, better known as the “boneyard.” The sprawling facility, ru...
Entering the Era of Homegrown Violent Extremism: Interview with Erroll Southers 23 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm
The April 15, 2013, terrorist attack on the Boston Marathon has raised many questions about the evolving threat from homegrown terrorism. Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev planned their attack in secret,...
F-35B Twilight Operations on the USS Wasp 22 Aug 2013 | 10:35 pm
Lockheed Martin recently released this video of twilight operations aboard USS Wasp (LHD 1) during ship suitability sea trials, also known as Developmental Test Phase Two (DT-II). As of August 18, the...
Interview With Mary Lacey, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation 22 Aug 2013 | 07:49 pm
Although there has been a series of similar offices and officials in the past, the current post of Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy-Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation (DASN-RDT&E) was...
Inaugural Flight for Production AT-6 22 Aug 2013 | 03:48 pm
Beechcraft Corporation carried out what it called the first flight of the first production AT-6 light attack aircraft on Aug. 20, 2013. The shark-toothed aircraft, which is the third AT-6 airframe bui...
