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Raytheon awarded $365 million U.S. Navy contract

by JVanDomelen | Jun 6, 2016 | Featured, Sea, Surface

TEWKSBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, June 3, 2016 — Raytheon Company has been awarded a $365,848,801 fixed-price-incentive, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the production of Aegis Weapon System AN/SPY-1D(V) Radar Transmitter Group, Missile Fire Control System MK 99...

U.S. Navy ship encounters aggressive Russian aircraft in Baltic Sea

by JVanDomelen | Apr 13, 2016 | Air, Featured, Fixed Wing, Sea, Surface

STUTTGART, GERMANY, April 13, 2016 – A United States Navy Destroyer operating in international waters in the Baltic Sea experienced several close interactions by Russian aircraft on April 11 and 12. USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) encountered multiple, aggressive flight...

Navy to Christen Future USS Zumwalt, New Class of Destroyer

by JVanDomelen | Dec 11, 2015 | Featured, Sea, Surface

WASHINGTON (NNS) — The Navy will christen the future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) April 12, during a ceremony at General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine. The lead ship and class are named in honor of former Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Elmo...

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TRACK ALERT : At Fri Sep 30 13:11:45 2022 #BRU8107 from MSQ (219nm) to AYT (1078nm) has geo track of 189 but is heading 87 diff of 102 #AvGeek #ADSB https://www.flightradar24.com/BRU8107/2da9d8cb

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VERTICAL MANOEUVRING ALERT : At time Fri Sep 30 13:10:33 2022 #AUL254 was manoeuvering vertically (altchange=15125ft, altdeltas=44775ft), 23nm from SW Savelovo_NDB_RU
near городской округ Клин, Московская область, Централь #AvGeek #ADSB https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=151FB5&zoom=10

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Those lucky folks heading from the US west coast across the Atlantic to the UK & mainland Europe could be in for a treat on their overnight flights...
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Prolonged periods of active geomagnetic activity (Kp4) to moderate (G2) storm conditions will be possible during the next 48-72 hours. This will be the result of an expected coronal hole stream in combination with weak CME effects.

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TRACK ALERT : At Fri Sep 30 13:09:30 2022 #BRQ116 from IST (149nm) to MJI (884nm) has geo track of 251 but is heading 159 diff of 92 #AvGeek #ADSB https://www.flightradar24.com/BRQ116/2da9dbe1

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MULTI ADSBX MANOEUVRING ALERT : At time Fri Sep 30 13:08:58 2022 #NSE8602 was likely to be manoeuvring at FL176 19nm from JDN Jardin_NDB_CO
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