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Plymouth firefighters called after fire on board Royal Navy ship HMS Argyll
FIREFIGHTERS were called to tackle a blaze on board a Royal Navy ship at Devonport Dockyard on Friday, it has been revealed.
The fire on board HMS Argyll, which is currently undergoing a refit at the…
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Jim, with JP tucked on his wing, high over Culpeper, Virginia with the fog blanketed Blue Ridge Mountains in the background.
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What: Up to a dozen F/A-18F Super Hornets will fly a training mission along the coast from Evans Head to Rainbow Beach then over Brisbane.
Where: Northern NSW Coast to Sunshine Coast, Brisbane.
When: 2.00-4.00 pm – Wednesday, 2 December.
A formation of up to 12 F/A-18F Super Hornets from Number 1 Squadron will fly a routine training mission on Wednesday 2 December 2015 between approximately 2.00 and 4.00 pm.
The aircraft will fly from RAAF Base Amberley to Evans Head then up the coast to the Sunshine Coast Rainbow Beach, before flying over the Brisbane CBD at approximately 2000 feet from East to West and returning to RAAF Base Amberley.
This mission is the last planned flying training for 1 Squadron’s Super Hornets for 2015. The squadron will re-commence training in early 2016.
Number 1 Squadron has had an incredibly busy year with multiple deployments, exercises and other training activities. This is a planned training flight and a rare opportunity for Brisbane and coastal residents to see a large formation of Super Hornets flying over the city and environs.
Parts of the coastal route will be flown over water. Noise reduction and the environment are vital considerations in the planning and conduct of military flying.
Information on aircraft noise and current flying activities are available at www.defence.gov.au/aircraftnoise or by call 1300 DEFENCE (1300 333 362) and ask to be connected to RAAF Base Amberley.
For Air Force Flying operations visit: http://bit.ly/FlyingOps
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December 1st, 1977
First flight of the Lockheed Have Blue.
Lockheed Have Blue was the code name for Lockheed"s demonstrator (i.e., "proof of concept") that preceded the F-117 Nighthawk production stealth aircraft. Have Blue was designed by Lockheed"s Skunk Works division, and tested at Groom Lake, Nevada. The Have Blue was the first fixed-wing aircraft designed from an electrical engineering (rather than an aerospace engineering) perspective. The aircraft"s plate-like, faceted shape was designed to deflect electromagnetic waves in directions other than that of the originating radar emitter, greatly reducing its radar cross-section. Two flyable vehicles were constructed, but both crashed during the flight-test program.
In the 1970s, it became increasingly apparent to U.S. planners that, in a military confrontation with Warsaw Pact forces, NATO aircraft would quickly suffer heavy losses. This came as a result of sophisticated Soviet defense networks, which used surveillance radars and radar-guided surface-to-air missiles (SAM) and anti-aircraft artillery to seek and eliminate enemy aircraft. Consequently, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) started a study on low-observability aircraft, seeking to design and produce an operational stealth aircraft. Five companies were initially invited, three of which bowed out early. The remaining two were later joined by Lockheed…..
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YouTube, Lockheed Have Blue "Rare Footage":http://gstv.us/1LH1P91
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Sailors line up on deck of battleship HMS King George V as she enters Apra Harbor (Guam) in 1945.
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Call for action against Japanese whaling as Royal Navy heads south
Britain has taken a stand beside Australia against renewed Japanese whaling, as it sends a naval fisheries patrol to the Antarctic.
At last…
Ottawa confirms $587M deal to build navy supply ship in Quebec
LEVIS, Que. — After putting the project on hold, the federal government said Monday the Chantier Davie Shipyard in Quebec will be granted the sole-source contract to provide a temporary supply ship. . .
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