Category: Notizie Estero
Investigation into the fatal crash of F/A-18E in Death Valley completed
The U.S. Navy has completed its investigation into the fatal crash of a VFA-151 F/A-18E which killed the pilot on Jul. 31, 2019. Peretz Partensky from San Francisco, USA / CC BY-SA Lt. Cmdr. Charles Z. Walker was navigating through the Star Wars canyon in California’s Death Valley National Park when his jet slammed into […]
Contract to build two helicopter carriers for Russian Navy awarded
TASS reports that a contract to build two helicopter carriers for the Russian Navy has been awarded to Zaliv shipyard. The shipyard is located in the Black Sea. An anonymous source said the contract is worth $1.4 billion. For more information, hit the Source below Source
USS Portland destroys drone with high-energy laser weapon system
USS Portland tested its Solid State Laser – Technology Maturation Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) MK 2 MOD 0 against a drone on May 16. Videos: U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs For more information, hit the Source below Source
F-14As choose to engage JASDF J-15Js with AIM-54s instead of dogfighting
Four F-15Js from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s 304 Squadron were in a dissimilar air combat training with U.S. Navy F-14As many years ago and the lost the fight as the Tomcats choose to employ its AIM-54 instead of entering into dogfights with the Japanese pilots, a former F-15J pilot recalls. Service Depicted: NavyCommand Shown: […]
