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Italian Navy press release Departed on February 28 from the base of the US Navy’s Second Fleet in Norfolk, the Cavour ship has started the “hot” phase of the “Ready for Operations” campaign. The first landing of a US Marine Corps F-35B aircraft on the deck of the Navy aircraft carrier represents a fundamental step in the long and complex certification process for the use of the new aircraft. The completion of the “Sea Trials” phase of sea trials, which will last in the Atlantic Ocean for about four weeks, will allow the flagship of the Naval Team to test the flight deck and veri...

Royal Australian Mint takes flight with new centenary of Air Force collection Today, the Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) launched a unique coin collection to commemorate the centenary of the Royal Australian Air Force. Speaking at the launch of the coins, the Mint's new CEO Leigh Gordon, AO, CSM, said collaborations like this one with the Royal Australian Air Force continue to help the Mint showcase the important work of Australian organisations. 'Through our coin releases, the Mint aims to commemorate significant events, anniversaries and organisations that are meaningful to the Australian ...

US Navy/PO3 Shawn J. Stewart Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 returned to California last week after a 10-month deployment with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. It was the Marine Corps' final F/A-18 Hornet carrier deployment, officials said in a news release about the historic mission. Marine CorpsF/A-18 Hornets have flown off the flight deck of a Navy aircraft carrier for the last time. Members of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, known as the Death Rattlers, returned to California last week after a 10-month deployment with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group. I...

SAN DIEGO —  A San Diego-based Marine F/A-18C squadron flew off the aircraft carrier Nimitz and back to eager family and loved ones at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on Thursday, after a 9-month deployment to the Middle East and Africa. The squadron — the “Death Rattlers” of VMFA-323 — left San Diego May 6. While on deployment, the Nimitz supported operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and also provided air support as the U.S. repositioned its forces in Somalia. Due partly to complications from COVID-19, carrier deployments have been extended by a month or more than usual recently...

Japan will receive even more of Kongsburg’s Joint Strike Missiles. Here's What You Need to Know: Japan is preparing to push PLA Navy ships farther and farther away. In a recent press release, the Norwegian defense and technology group Kongsberg announced they secured a contract with the government of Japan for delivery of additional Joint Strike Missiles. The deal, valued at 820 Norwegian Krone, or about $93 million, would be the second batch of Joint Strike Missiles received by Japan. The original Kongsberg-Japan JSM deal was valued at a bit more than half of the current deal, and this...