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AirForces Monthly March 2025

US targets ISIS in Somalia

4th March 2025

US Navy jets have carried out a series of air strikes targeting Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists based in Somalia, US Africa Command has revealed.

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El USS Harry S Truman entra en la AOR del CENTCOM

18th December 2024

El 14 de diciembre de 2024, el portaaviones USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75) entró en la zona de responsabilidad del Mando Central de Estados Unidos (USCENTCOM).

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USS Harry S Truman enters CENTCOM AOR

18th December 2024

On December 14, 2024, the USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75) aircraft carrier entered the US Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility.

Aircraft Carrier

Carl Vinson completes first Indo-Pacific deployment with Block III Super Hornets

19th March 2024

The US Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) – the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 1 (CSG-1) – returned to its homeport at NAS North Island in San Diego, California, on February 23, after completing a four-month deployment to the Western Pacific region and marking the end of the first operational cruise for the service’s new F/A-18E/F Block III Super Hornets

Airstrike

US, UK strike Houthi targets in Yemen in retaliation to Red Sea shipping attacks

12th January 2024

The US and UK – with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands – carried out joint retaliatory strikes on more than 60 targets at 16 different Houthi facilities across Yemen on January 12, with the aim of degrading the Iran-backed militant group from continuing their illegal attacks on multinational shipping vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

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US Navy clears Super Hornet fleet to wield StormBreaker

13th November 2023

In what is a major development milestone, the US Navy has now cleared its frontline F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fleet to carry and deliver the Raytheon GBU-53/B StormBreaker – formally known as the Small Diameter Bomb Increment II (SDB II) – operationally

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Indian Navy opts for Rafale over F/A-18E/F to replace Fulcrum fleet

7th August 2023

New Delhi has formally announced the selection of the Rafale Marine (M) multi-role fighter to replace the Indian Navy’s ageing Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29K/KUB Fulcrum-D fleet, marking a major export boost for Dassault Aviation and another loss for Boeing’s continued push to sell more F/A-18E/F Super Hornets

Boeing

Boeing outlines plan to cease Super Hornet production

28th February 2023

Boeing has revealed that it will complete new-build production of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in late 2025, following the delivery of the final examples to the US Navy

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New F/A-18E CAG-bird for the US Navy’s ‘Stingers’

28th October 2022

The new CAG-bird for the US Navy’s Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113) ‘Stingers’ – a unit assigned to Carrier Air Wing 2 – has been spotted during a deployment to NAS Fallon in Nevada

Aircraft Carrier

USS Gerald R Ford sets sail on first deployment

6th October 2022

The US Navy's latest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R Ford (CVN-78) departed from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, for its first-ever deployment

Aircraft Carrier

US Navy Super Hornet blown off carrier

11th July 2022

On July 10, the US Navy announced that one of its Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets blew overboard whilst embarked on the USS Harry S Truman (CVN-75) aircraft carrier

Attrition Report

Pilot killed in US Navy Super Hornet crash

6th June 2022

The pilot of a US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet was killed when it crashed at around 1430hrs PST in the Mojave Desert near Trona, San Bernardino County, California, during a routine training mission

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Germany to buy F-35A stealth fighters in astonishing switch

14th March 2022

Germany’s astonishing about-face in defence matters has continued, just weeks after pumping €100bn into the country’s defence budget, with the announced intention to acquire the US-manufactured F-35A fifth generation stealth fighter

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Alemania comprará cazas furtivos F-35A en un cambio sorprendente

14th March 2022

El sorprendente cambio de rumbo de Alemania en materia de defensa ha continuado, apenas unas semanas después de inyectar 100.000 millones de euros en el presupuesto de defensa del país, con el anuncio de su intención de adquirir el caza furtivo de quinta generación F-35A, fabricado por Estados Unidos.

AARGM-ER

La segunda prueba de vuelo del misil AARGM-ER se considera un éxito

9th February 2022

Northrop Grumman ha anunciado la finalización de la segunda prueba de vuelo de su Misil Guiado Anti-Radiación Avanzado de Alcance Extendido AGM-88G lanzado desde un F/A-18 Super Hornet en el campo de tiro de Point Mugu, en la costa de California

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