13 January 2023 Unmanned Maritime Strike – Navy and Air Force at the Cutting Edge of Tactical Integration MEDITERRANEAN SEA – The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) partnered to complete first-of-a-kind exercises that incorporated Navy and USAF expertise and assets in December 2022. Jackpot Hooligan II – a maritime strike exercise, demonstrated the capability of an MQ-9 unmanned aerial...
07 December 2022 Task Force 59 Launches Aerial Drone from Coast Guard Ship in Middle East MANAMA, Bahrain - A U.S. Navy unmanned task force in the Middle East launched an aerial drone from a U.S. Coast Guard vessel operating the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 7...
21 October 2022 Navy’s Fleet Experimentation Program at Forefront of Emerging Unmanned Technologies ATLANTIC OCEAN - The Navy’s Fleet Experimentation Program (FLEX), featuring unmanned aerial and surface vehicles, was held on the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10) in the waters around Key West, Fla. Oct. 16-21, 2022. ...
20 July 2022 MQ-9 makes its debut at RIMPAC SINKEX 2022 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The first-ever use of a U.S. Air Force MQ-9A Reaper, a remotely piloted aircraft, during a Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 sinking exercise (SINKEX), July 12...
30 June 2021 Navy Announces Initial Aviation Warrant Officer Selection Board A new era in Naval Aviation launches on Aug. 2 when a board will meet to select the initial cadre of Aviation Warrant Officers who will be trained to fly the new MQ-25 carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle...