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Apr- 2021 -

28 April

Air

Sailors charge the battery of an MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston

Fire Scout Crashes Into USS Charleston and Disappears Into Sea

An unmanned MQ-8B Fire Scout helicopter crashed into the side of Littoral Combat Ship USS Charleston after it took off from the vessel on Monday.

28 April

Americas

Coastal patrol ship USS Firebolt (PC 10) cruises in the southern Arabian Gulf, January 27, 2018.

Staff Writer With AFP

US Navy Fired Warning Shots on Iran Boats in Gulf: Pentagon

A US Navy vessel fired warning shots toward three Iranian military speed boats in the Gulf this week to warn them after they sped close to the ship, the navy said.

27 April

Air

Tong Ong

Boeing to Fit P8-A Poseidon With LRASM in $74M Navy Contract

Boeing was awarded a $74 million contract with the US Navy for integration of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile onto the P-8A Poseidon aircraft.

21 April

Exercises

MANTAS T38 Devil Ray unmanned surface vehicle

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Kicks Off Exercise Involving Manned, Unmanned Vessels

The US Navy kicked off its maiden exercise this week involving manned and unmanned systems operating together off the California coast.

9 April

Sea

Joe Saballa

US Navy Welcomes New Cutting-Edge Autonomous ‘Seahawk’ Vessel

As part of continuing efforts to improve military operations at sea, the US Navy this week took delivery of a cutting-edge autonomous craft dubbed the Seahawk.

7 April

Sea

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Tomcatters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31, approaches the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) April 5, 2021

Joe Saballa

US Navy Strike Group Enters South China Sea Amid Growing Tension

The US Navy has sent the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group to the South China Sea to conduct routine operations amid growing tensions over China’s expanded claims in the region.

1 April

Air

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy to Replace Super Hornets With Mix of Manned, Unmanned Aircraft

The US Navy’s planned replacement of its fleet of over 500 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets by 2030 comprises a mix of manned and unmanned aircraft functioning in tandem to complete missions.

Mar- 2021 -

31 March

Sea

USS Michael Monsoor, US Navy's Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer.

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy to Establish Unmanned Vessel Division

The US Navy’s “first-of-its-kind” operational command to test and develop a new generation of unmanned surface vessels is set to begin deployment next year.

18 March

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