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Sensor Open Systems Architecture on MH-60R Seahawk

12-Apr-24 - Lockheed Martin will integrate its latest Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) technology with Altera’s semiconductors with the intent to ultimately implement, test and complete production into the US Navy’s MH-60R Seahawk helicopter #SOSA

East Coast COD Squadron Receives First CMV-22B Osprey

09-Apr-24 - The newly formed US Navy Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron VRM-40, based out of Norfolk on the East Coast and tasked with Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) to the aircraft carriers, received its first assigned Bell/Boeing CMV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor #Osprey

US Army Korea Black Hawks Conduct Deck Landings

17-Mar-24 - Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from the US Army’s 2-2 AVN, 2nd CAB based in South Korea conducted deck landings on the US Navy’s prepositioning ship USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312), located five miles off the coast of Jinhae, to ensure maritime air movement capability and readiness #SouthKorea

U.S. Naval Air Training Command

18-Feb-24 - The U.S. Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) has a mission to train, mentor, and deliver Naval Aviators to the Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard. Headquartered at NAS Corpus Christi, it comprises five training air wings in Florida, Mississippi, and Texas, which house 17 training squadrons #training

Seahawk Electronic Suite Tested in Anechoic Chamber

20-Dec-23 - The US Navy and Lockheed Martin tested the attack capabilities of the Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) system on a Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopter in the anechoic chamber of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Naval Air Station Patuxent River #ElectronicWarfare

Helicopter Institute Awarded USN IFT-R COPTR Contract

26-Sep-23 - Helicopter Institute Inc (HII) at Fort Worth, Texas awarded the US Navy Initial Flight Training Rotary (IFT-R) contract using Bell 206. The Contractor Only Pilot Training – Rotary (COPTR) will support the Naval Air Training Command (NATC) in their existing helicopter training programs. #FlightTraining

Immersive Training Devices for the US Navy

13-Sep-23 - Australian company Ryan Aerospace, in partnership with Vertex Solutions, has been awarded a $28 million contract to supply advanced extended reality (XR) flight simulators, also known as Immersive Training Devices (ITDs), to the US Navy #simulator

For the First Time Helicopter Refuels a Drone

26-Aug-23 - An US Marine Corps HMH-361 Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter delivered fuel to an US Navy HSC-21 MQ-8C Fire Scout drone in the first time a manned aircraft has provided fuel for an unmanned rotary wing aircraft #drones

First Full Paint Scheme on Navy Drone at FRCSW

13-Aug-23 - US Navy Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) at San Diego, CA became the first depot to do a full paint scheme for a Northrop-Grumman/Bell MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter #painting

US Navy Deactivates Last Special Warfare Helicopter Squadron

12-Aug-23 - The US Navy’s last special warfare-dedicated helicopter squadron, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron HSC-85 “Firehawks’’, held a deactivation ceremony in NAS North Island, San Diego, CA on June 30 #NavySeals

DART Heliporter for the US Navy

08-Aug-23 - Canadian DART Aerospace, with assistance of the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) to deliver high lift heliporter to the US Navy #heliporter

Wildcat is First Royal Navy Helicopter to Land on USS Gerald R Ford

01-Aug-23 - A Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter becomes first British aircraft to land on world’s largest warship, the US Navy’s USS Gerald R Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier #Wildcat

Leonardo New Customer Support Center in Florida

31-Jul-23 - Leonardo breaks ground on a new 113,000 sq/ft customer support center in Milton, Northwest Florida, for aftermarket services for the US Navy's new helicopter fleet of TH-73 Thrasher trainers, as well as other aircraft. The center is scheduled to be completed in 2024 #CustomerSupport

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