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http://www.aereo.jor.br/2015/05/19/seis-f-35b-pousam-no-wasp/

Seis caças F-35B pousaram no navio anfíbio USS Wasp na segunda-feira para duas semanas de testes operacionais necessários antes que o Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais dos EUA (USMC) possa declarar um primeiro esquadrão de dez F-35 prontos para combate no mês de julho, informou um funcionário do Pentágono.

O teste, que se realiza ao largo da costa da Virgínia, envolverá o maior número de F-35 já utilizados em um navio de guerra da Marinha até o momento, bem como pilotos, pessoal de manutenção e especialistas em logística, disse a fonte.

Os testes verificarão a capacidade dos jatos furtivos para integrar operações de voo a bordo do navio. Eles incluirão operações diurnas e noturnas com armamentos , coordenação com o sistema de logística ALIS a bordo e como a equipe lidará com regulares e inesperados reparos no mar.

Saudações

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[HSMW]

Mas porque é que a precedência da mensagem é URGENTE e não superior? Era o máximo que existia na altura?

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Mas porque é que a precedência da mensagem é URGENTE e não superior? Era o máximo que existia na altura?

O USS Wasp estava colocado nas Bermudas (UTC-4) e a 6,30 horas de diferença do Hawai na altura. Se percebi, a mensagem chegou às 15h36 hora local, ou seja 09h06 no Hawai, quando a segunda vaga de ataque japonesa estava no ar.

Ok, tenho muito tempo livre para perder com cálculos

[NVF]

Dada a sua localização não é que o Wasp pudesse alterar o curso dos eventos em Pearl Harbor, mas imaginemos que o seu grupo se cruzava com um navio japonês (militar ou civil não importa) no Atlântico? O comentário do HSMW faz todo o sentido. Talvez eles tivessem um código de precedência diferente do actual (ainda não consegui encontrar nada no google).

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USS Samuel B. Roberts decommissioned at Mayport

News Staff, First Coast News 11:19 a.m. EDT May 22, 2015



JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The USS Samuel B. Roberts, after nearly 30 years of service, was decommissioned Friday morning at Mayport in Jacksonville.

The Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate was named for Navy Coxswain Samuel B. Roberts Jr. Back in September 1942, Roberts volunteered for a rescue mission to save Marines that had been surrounded by a superior Japanese force, according to a press release.

The rescue group reportedly came under heavy fire and was almost destroyed. Roberts volunteered, selflessly, to distract the Japanese troops by drawing their fire away from the rescue group.

His plan worked - and all the Marines were able to be evacuated. Tragically, as he was making his escape, Roberts' boat was hit and he was mortally wounded. Roberts was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.

The USS Samuel B. Roberts had a crew of 17 officers, 198 enlisted men, and could support a SH-60 helicopter or an MQ-8 UAV Fire Scout detachment.



http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/new ... /27775493/

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É um exercicio com vários paises, mas o video é da US Navy.

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http://www.janes.com/article/52423/nassco-delivers-modified-mlp-to-us-navy

General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) has handed over to the US Navy (USN) a third Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) - the first MLP to be configured as an Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB).

Lewis B Puller (MLP 3/AFSB 1) was delivered earlier in June at NASSCO's San Diego, California shipyard. The 223 m vessel, based on the Alaska-class tanker design, was modified to include a 52,000 ft 2 flight deck, designed to support MH-53 and MH-60 helicopters, along with repair spaces, storage for fuel and equipment, and magazines. The AFSB configuration also includes accommodation and mission planning areas for up to 250 personnel. In addition, the navy is planning to upgrade the flight deck to enable the operation of US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.

AFSB is also meant to support mine countermeasures (with deck cargo space for four Mk 105 minesweeping sleds), patrol craft, and special operations forces in regions where the USN does not have sufficient shore basing.

Lewis B Puller is expected to deploy to the Gulf area of operations in the 2016 time frame to replace USS Ponce (AFSB (I)-15), the interim afloat staging base that has been operating in the region.

Two MLPs are in commission under the auspices of the US Military Sealift Command: USNS Montford Point (MLP 1) and USNS John Glenn (MLP 2).

Entregue.  


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Triton due-regard radar design shows progress

Key Points

    The USN has resumed funding for Triton due-regard radar development
    Northrop Grumman has shown progress in miniaturising the technology for the UAV

Northrop Grumman has received a USD39 million contract modification "for the correction of deficiencies" to the design of a due-regard radar that will allow its MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to sense and avoid other aircraft. The contract has been awarded because the company has made significant progress on developing the radar, according to a 16 June Pentagon contract announcement and the US Navy's (USN's) programme manager for the UAV.

The company has "brought in a simplified re-design of the AARS [air-to-air radar subsystem] that is promising and makes it easier to produce", Sean Burke told IHS Jane's on 19 June.

Burke said he was "optimistic" that the technology is now on track. He said the key component Northrop Grumman was having trouble miniaturising was the 'thin-pile array' panel that emits a signal and then scans for a return signal when it bounces off other aircraft. The radar design contains three of the panels - one facing forward and one on either side.

Designing the radar so that it can be adequately cooled and powered within the confines of the Triton air frame has been a continuing challenge for Northrop Grumman and its subcontractor, Exelis. The navy issued a stop-work order to Exelis in 2013, and a Northrop Grumman business unit took the lead in the work. However, contract awards stopped at that time.

Burke said the navy still plans to field Triton in 2018 without the radar but it expects the technology to be ready for insertion approximately two years later.

Previously known as the Broad Area Maritime System (BAMS), the Triton is a derivative of Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV flown by the US Air Force. The MQ-4 is expected to provide persistent maritime intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance as a companion to the Boeing P-8A Poseidon manned maritime surveillance aircraft.

http://www.janes.com/article/52479/triton-due-regard-radar-design-shows-progress


The USN plans to add a due-regard radar to its MQ-4C Triton UAV after it is deployed to the fleet. Source: Northrop Grumman

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http://www.janes.com/article/52520/usn-debuts-lcs-fort-worth-in-carat-exercise-series

Key Points
The US Navy's LCS USS Fort Worth is debuting in the annual 'CARAT' exercise series
Exercise drills will test interoperability of LCS key concepts of operations
The US Navy (USN) is sending its Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) for the first time to the 'Co-operation Afloat Readiness and Training' ('CARAT') exercises and will be proving out key operational concepts associated with the vessel, the navy told IHS Jane's on 23 June.

Fort Worth is currently on a 16-month rotational deployment to the Asia-Pacific region, and is configured with a surface warfare (SUW) package. The USN is operating Freedom variant LCSs out of Singapore's Changi Naval Base.

The Philippines phase of 'CARAT' 2015 will feature, among other aspects, the ability of Fort Worth 's composite rotary wing detachment to interoperate with a Southeast Asian partner, said Lieutenant Arlo Abrahamson, a public affairs officer with the USN's Task Force 73. The detachment comprises one Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopter and one Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

"The LCS is designed to operate in the littoral environments and it is a platform of comparable size to many of our partners in Southeast Asia," said Lt Abrahamson, who confirmed that the MQ-8B has not yet operated with Philippine Navy (PN) assets.

Participating PN ships include the Pilar (Hamilton and Hero)-class frigates BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF 16) and BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PF 15), and the Jacinto (Peacock)-class corvette Apolinario Mabini (PS 36).

The Philippines phase of 'CARAT' 2015 takes place from 22-26 June, on the ground in Puerto Princesa and in the waters and airspace of the Sulu Sea. Drills to be conducted include diving and salvage training, coastal and riverine operations, and maritime patrol and reconnaissance manoeuvres.

Additional bilateral phases of the 'CARAT' exercise will take place from July through to November 2015 with Bangladesh and Timor-Leste as well as the Southeast Asian navies of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.

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Norwegian Sea, June 5, 2015. The attack submarine USS Seawolf (SSN 21) makes a stop for personnel

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San Diego, June 12, 2015. Three Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70),  USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) at the Naval Station North Island.