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RAAF Tests Virtual Reality for C-17 Maintenance

RAAF Tests Virtual Reality for C-17 Maintenance

Aircraft technicians at No. 36 Squadron are now using Microsoft HoloLens mixed-reality devices with Boeing-developed software to maintain C-17A Globemaster III aircraft.

The trial started at RAAF Base Amberley in July to open communication and new working practices with their U.S-based counterpa…

USS George H.W. Bush Undocked on Time

USS George H.W. Bush Undocked on Time

Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) undocked USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) on time Aug. 29, a key milestone in the carrier’s Drydocking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA).

Bush has been on blocks the past 18 months, undergoing the most extensive maintenance period in the carrier’s history and one…

US Navy to Christen Littoral Combat Ship Savannah

US Navy to Christen Littoral Combat Ship Savannah

The Navy will christen its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Savannah (LCS 28), during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony Saturday, Aug. 29, in Mobile, Alabama.

Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition James Geurts will deliver the christ…

Final US Navy C-2A Greyhound Enters Maintenance

Final US Navy C-2A Greyhound Enters Maintenance

NAS NORTH ISLAND, Calif. — Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) has been extending the service life of the C-2A Greyhound transport through a variety of maintenance plans and modifications since 2001.

With a 10,000-pound payload capacity, the C-2A has served the Navy since 1965 by transport…

Lockheed Wins Additional $911M for THAADS Program

Lockheed Wins Additional $911M for THAADS Program

Lockheed Martin Corp., Sunnyvale, California, is being awarded a $911,765,000 modification (P00049) for existing sole source, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract HQ0147-12-D-0001 for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense element development and support services.

This modification bri…

F-22s Intercept Three Groups of Russian Aircraft Off Alaska

F-22s Intercept Three Groups of Russian Aircraft Off Alaska

PETERSON AFB, Colo. — North American Aerospace Defense Command F-22 fighter aircraft, supported by KC-135 air refuelers, intercepted three groups of two Tu-142 Russian maritime patrol aircraft that entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone late last night.

The Russian aircraft loitere…

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