APRIL 4, 2022 — In February 2022, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global and Royal Air Force (RAF) Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) conducted the first-ever drone flight using synthetic kerosene. Performed in partnership with British company C3 Biotechnologies Ltd, the initial trial created 15 liters (four gallons) of synthetic fuel in laboratory conditions. This allowed … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2022
Ford Completes Flight Deck Certification
APRIL 4, 2022 - USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) completed its Flight Deck Certification (FDC) and Carrier Air Traffic Control Center (CATCC) certification on March 29. Once out to sea, F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, E-2D Hawkeyes, and MH-60S Nighthawks assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 conducted operations to prove the ship’s and crew’s capabilities. To achieve certification, Ford … [Read more...]
DOD Is Working to Improve Military Housing
APRIL 4, 2022 - The Defense Department is working to improve its military housing privatization initiative, or MHPI. Patricia Coury, deputy assistant secretary of defense for housing, testified yesterday at a virtual meeting of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies hearing. The department is resourced to … [Read more...]
President Celebrates Commissioning of USS Delaware
220402-N-YG157-0249 WILMINGTON, Delaware (April 2, 2022) – The crew of the Virginia-class submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791) board the ship during a commissioning commemoration ceremony in Wilmington, Delaware April 2, 2022. The initial commissioning took place administratively in April 2020 due to COVID restrictions at the time and is the first submarine to be commissioned while … [Read more...]
Army Tests Ram Air Parachute Automatic Activation Device
APRIL 4, 2022 – Airborne equipment testers here are busy with Special Operations Soldiers testing the Army’s newest Enhanced Electronic Automatic Activation Device (EEAAD). The Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate (ABNSOTD) is gathering data from the operational user to support an Army-wide fielding decision to replace the aging reserve automatic activation … [Read more...]