J-15s onboard CV 16 Liaoning in 2013 – sporting a familiar tail emblem…
So, MAKS ’07 wrapped up Sunday and what was the final talley? 100,000 visitors daily (new records for the show), but a mere $1.5B US in sales (mlitary and civilian). According to Russia Today (Business) Ilyushin Finance was the biggest winner with $1B in sales, mostly stemming from sales of the mid-range Tupolev Tu-204…
Revealed at the Russian engine manufacturer’s site (NPO Saturn) is this image of Sukhoi’s 5th generation fighter, the T-50. More here. Kinda has a familiar look, eh? (h/t DEW Line)
This week we get down to brass tacks – the kickoff of what would become the Solomons Campaign. UltimaRatioRegis once again provides this week’s post with the opening stages of the invasion and occupation of Guadalcanal, on this, the 67th anniversary of this signatory battle. And while we’re about remembering, if you haven’t signed the…
Underway once again, Fleet CQ in VACAPES… Background here. Petition here. Over 3,000 signatures as of today (28 July) — let’s keep pressing. 50th Anniversary of her christening is coming up in September. Just think, what a great way to kick off the 100th anniversary of Naval Aviation next year with the naming of the…
Overnight: 25-26 October During the night, crews on the Hornet positioned aircraft on the flightdeck if the prospects of a night strike by moonlight made themselves present. In the meantime, PBY Catalina’s, using the first crude airborne radar sets, continued to try to locate the Japanese fleet in the darkness. Shortly after midnight, one PBY…
Earlier today, at a Change of Command and Retirement ceremony hosted onboard USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75), Admiral John C. Harvey turned over the conn to Admiral William E. Gortney, bring to close a distinguished career spanning some thirty-nine years — a period that saw dramatic change in the Navy’s missions, force structure and…
