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Using Composite Material Samples, NRL Scientists Predict Aspects Of F/A-18 Performance
2015-04-17 03:59:13| rfglobalnet Home Page
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has built a robot to pull, bend, and twist samples of the composite materials used to build F/A-18s and other aircraft. Dr. John Michopoulos leads the project.
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GD to build mission computers for US Navys F/A-18 jets
2014-09-22 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The US Navy has awarded a contract to General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems (GD ADS) to build Type-3 advanced mission computers (AMC) for deployment in the F/A-18 E/A-18G Super Hornet aircraft.
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US Navy F/A-18 jets conduct air strikes on ISIS targets in Iraq
2014-08-11 01:00:00| Naval Technology
US Navy F/A-18 jets dropped 500lb bombs on Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) targets, near Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, on 8 August.
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US Navy's F/A-18 windshield LECP initiative moves ahead
2014-02-20 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The US Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) has received final approval to proceed with the new initiative to modify spare F/A-18 Hornet windshield panels to fit F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft.
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US Navys IRST completes first flight trials aboard F/A-18 aircraft
2014-02-19 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The US Navy has successfully completed the first test flight of Infrared Search and Track (IRST), a passive and long-range sensor, aboard a Boeing-built F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft off Edwards Air Force Base, California, US.
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