Tag Archives: Aircraft Carrier

Royal Navy fires new Martlet missiles at sea to demo carrier defenses

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Filling a gap in the UK Carrier Strike Group screen protecting the supercarrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, a Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter successfully fired Martlet lightweight missiles for the first time during frontline operations. Deployed from HMS Defen… Continue reading Royal Navy fires new Martlet missiles at sea to demo carrier defenses→

HMS Prince of Wales launches Banshee drones in fighter attack drill

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The Royal Navy’s latest supercarrier, HMS Prince of Wales, has launched jet-propelled drones from its flight deck for the first time as an experiment to see if autonomous aircraft can replace crewed fighters in simulated in-coming attack exercises.Cont… Continue reading HMS Prince of Wales launches Banshee drones in fighter attack drill→

The Royal Navy’s Crowsnest helicopter readies for carrier deployment

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The Royal Navy is ready to begin operational training of its new Merlin “Crowsnest” Airborne Surveillance And Control (ASaC) helicopter as it prepares for the aircraft’s first deployment aboard the supercarrier HMS Queen Elizabeth later this year.Conti… Continue reading The Royal Navy’s Crowsnest helicopter readies for carrier deployment→

F/A-18 Super Hornet makes first launch from a “ski-jump” ramp

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Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet has made its first launch from a “ski jump” ramp. No, it’s not a dare or some weird new winter sport but a demonstration conducted with the US Navy to show the Indian Navy that the Super Hornet can safely operat… Continue reading F/A-18 Super Hornet makes first launch from a “ski-jump” ramp→

Macron says France’s next aircraft carrier will be nuclear-powered

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President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will be replacing the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle with a nuclear-powered carrier in 2038. While on a visit to the French nuclear reactor company, Framatome, in Le Creusot, he said the decision … Continue reading Macron says France’s next aircraft carrier will be nuclear-powered→

Boeing to develop supersonic ramjet missile demonstrator for US Navy

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Boeing has been awarded a US$30-million contract to develop a supersonic ramjet missile demonstrator in cooperation with the US Navy’s Air Warfare Center Weapons Division. The Supersonic Propulsion Enabled Advanced Ramjet (SPEAR) flight demonstrator wi… Continue reading Boeing to develop supersonic ramjet missile demonstrator for US Navy→