Historical military photographs of warships and aircraft from Germany United Kingdom and the United States of America USA
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When Vought produced this retrospective film about their F8U-1 and F8U-2 Crusader fighter the days of the Last Gunfighter serving in frontline fleet squadrons were numbered. Their other fighter design…
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Joe Copalman Marines Complete First H-1 Mixed Fleet Link 16 Flight > United States Navy > News-Stories 19 May 2022 From Joy Shrum NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (HX) 21 successfully demonstrated the first two-way connection between an AH-1Z Viper, a UH-1Y Venom and a portable ground station using the new Link 16 software at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, in November 2021. The new digital interoperability (DI) suite includes Link 16 (L16) and Advanced Networking Wideband Waveform (ANW2) data links and allows information to be shared across various networks. “The H-1 has a proven track record on the battlefield and the Marine Corps is always looking to improve capability to ensure the aircraft is fully equipped with the latest technology to support Marines on the ground,” said Col. Vasilios Pappas, H-1 Light/Attack Helicopter Programs Office program manager. “The integration of L16 and ANW2 provides a much-needed capability to the fleet and will ensure H-1s have better situational awareness and enhanced survivability for decades to come.” In November 2021, a mixed-section flight was conducted to represent an operational scenario involving close air support and casualty evacuation missions. This event consisted of inserting ground troops in an objective area and communicating over the ANW2 network. “The ground troops were able to receive information from the aircraft on their tablets,” said Marine Corps Maj. Jason Grimes, the first flight pilot and H-1 project officer with HX-21. “This event validated the ability to insert troops in an objective area, immediately connect to their radio and provide constant communication.” The ANW2 network provided fast and secure communication to all parties connected to this encrypted network. The mission-based test evaluation was able to prove the effectiveness of this mode of communication and demonstrated the added capability it gives the warfighter. The DI test team will conduct its final software update evaluation in the spring prior to the operational test squadron’s evaluation of the entire DI suite. The Marine Corps will continue testing the DI suite throughout the summer and anticipates L16 fleet integration in early 2023. The DI suite is part of a defined road map of planned improvements designed to ensure the H-1 platform maintains its technological edge and combat capability throughout its service life. Joy Shrum is a communication specialist with the U.S. Marine Corps H-1 Light/Attack Helicopters program office. AH-1Z Viper: Details UH-1Y Huey: Details
Photos of HMS Khedive D62 a British Royal Navy Escort Carrier from the Second World War. Acquired under lend-lease from the US Navy
The US Navy (USN) Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS "KEARSARGE" (LHD-3) leads the formation followed by Landing Craft,...
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 25, 2013) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Christopher Turk, right, and Avation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Sean Phillips direct an aircraft onto a catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Kelly M. Agee/ Released)
The San Francisco Bay Area is buzzing with anticipation this weekend as the annual Fleet Week extravaganza is set to take place.
American aircraft carriers at their peak are the queens of the high seas, outclassing even America’s nearest peer competitors. They’re the anchors of U.S. seapower, and have a commensurate price tag, costing billions of dollars to build and thousands of sailors to man. But even the proudest ships outlive their military usefulness — and sometimes they’re barely worth the trouble to tear them down. USS Constellation (CV-64) will be the latest carrier to meet the scrappers. The Navy announced in July that it plans to pay International Shipbreaking, a company in Texas, $3 million to rip the vessel apart. According
191011-N-UK306-3409 SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 11, 2019) The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, solo pilots fly over San Francisco during the 2019 San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show. The Blue Angels are scheduled to conduct 61 flight demonstrations at 32 locations across the country to showcase the pride and professionalism of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps to the American and Canadian public in 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Schumaker/Released)
