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☆ Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer is out of action, and it's a problem, top Marine Corps general says
  + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
USS Boxer, an amphibious assault ship, is undergoing repairs, causing disruptions to Marine Corps operations. Naval Surface Force has stated that the USS Boxer may deploy this summer. AdvertisementUSS Boxer, a namphibious assault ship, is undergoing repairs, and a top general says that the hang-ups are affecting Marine Corps operations and depriving the force of key capabilities. Smith also said that Marines cannot train the same with the USS Boxer, a large flattop that resembles a medium-sized aircraft carrier, currently out of action. USS Boxer received seven Navy-wide awards in March, including the Battle Effectiveness Award and Maritime Warfare Excellence Award for its "sustained superior performance."
Persons: Boxer, —, Eric M, Smith, Mikal Chapman, Adm, Lisa M, We're Organizations: Marine Corps, Naval, Force, Boxer, Service, House Armed, Marines, USS, Fighter Attack, U.S . Navy, Naval Operations, Naval Surface Force, USNI, Navy, Maritime Locations: San Diego
☆ F-35 Lightning II fighter jets can finally fly in lightning after years of dodging storms
  + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
A variant of the F-35 fighter jet can now fly in lightning after years of restrictions. Lightning has long been a major — and ironic — issue for the F-35, nicknamed the Lightning II. The 2012 report said "tests of the fuel tank inerting system in 2009 identified deficiencies in maintaining the required lower fuel tank oxygen levels to prevent fuel tank explosions." Advertisement"The system, " according to the report, "is not able to maintain fuel tank inerting through some critical portions of a simulated mission profile. The program is redesigning the On-Board Inert Gas Generating System (OBIGGS) to provide the required levels of protection from threat and from fuel tank explosions induced by lightning."
Persons: —, Russell Goemaere, Goemaere, Theodore Bergan, haven't Organizations: DoD, Service, Department of Defense, Business, Breaking Defense, Board, Marine Fighter Attack, Marine Fighter Attack Training, Marine Corps Air, US Marine Corps, Staff Locations: Point , North Carolina
☆ Ukraine and the US are mixing weapon systems that weren't built to play together to up Kyiv's defenses, and apparently they work
  + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
They've seen success in using US missiles with Buk-M1 systems and HARM missiles on Soviet fighter jets. AdvertisementWith its air defenses working overtime to defend against constant Russian strikes, Ukraine is working with the US to create new capabilities by cobbling together Western and Soviet systems that weren't built to play together. Reporting earlier this year indicated Ukraine had found ways to modify the Soviet Buk air defenses to fire the RIM-7. The US and its Western allies have offered Ukraine air defenses like Patriot batteries, IRIS-T, NASAMs, and Gepard anti-aircraft guns, but Ukrainian forces continue to operate a number of Soviet air defenses, the Buk and the S-300 being among the most prominent. AdvertisementThe new capability was promising for Ukraine and indicated future modifications to its Soviet systems could be made, like firing US missiles from Soviet Buk vehicles, which are self-propelled, mid-range surface-to-air missile systems.
Persons: They've, —, Yurii Ihnat, Ihnat, SAMs, Richard, Diana Quinlan, James Hecker, Theodore Roosevelt, Seaman Anthony N, Olaf Scholz, Germany Organizations: Soviet, Service, Ukrainian Air Force, Kyiv Independent, RIM, American AIM, New York Times, IRIS, Amphibious, NATO, Valiant, U.S . Navy, Pentagon, US Air Forces, US, Politico, Marines, Thunderbolts, Marine Fighter Attack, Radiation, Nimitz, Communication, AIM Locations: Ukraine, Soviet, United States, American, Russia, Europe, Taiwan, Russian, Crimea
☆ Anyone seen my F-35? US searches for fighter jet after mishap
  + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
A F-35B Lightning II aircraft from the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 launches from the deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex as part of the F-35B's first combat strike, against a Taliban target in Afghanistan, September 27, 2018. Navy/Handout via REUTERS/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Monday it was still searching for an F-35 fighter jet after a mishap on Sunday near an air base in South Carolina and has asked for the public's help locating it. The pilot of the F-35B Lightning II jet ejected safely from the aircraft, according to a statement from Joint Base Charleston. The fighter jet's main advantages, according to its manufacturer, Lockheed Martin (LMT.N), are that it is nearly impossible to track with radar and is packed with advanced sensors and other gear. Based on the jet's last known position, the base said search efforts were focused north of the base around Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion.
Persons: Matthew Freeman, Lockheed Martin, Phil Stewart, David Shepardson, Leslie Adler Organizations: Marine Fighter Attack Squadron, U.S . Navy, REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Joint Base, Base Defense Operations Center, Twitter, Lockheed, ., Thomson Locations: Essex, Afghanistan, South Carolina, Lake Moultrie, Lake Marion
☆ The British navy's aircraft carriers are back after 'a bit of a hiatus,' but one of them has an uncertain future
  + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Christopher Woody | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +12 min
HMS Queen Elizabeth, deployed for the first time last year, sailing to the Pacific and back. Its flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, was commissioned in 2017 and is preparing to deploy with the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force. HMS Queen Elizabeth, bottom, alongside HMS Illustrious in July 2014. Aircraft Carrier AllianceThe UK began a "long-lead skills program" in 2010, sending 300 aircraft handlers, aircraft controllers, and aircrew to embed with US Navy and Marine Corps units, said Cmdr. An Italian F-35B lands on HMS Queen Elizabeth, with a US Marine Corps F-35 in the foreground, on November 20, 2021.
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