UK and US marines train to guard nuclear deterrent submarines
The Autumn round of Tartan Eagle training just concluded in Scotland.
NAVAIR receives modified Gulfstream G550
The US Naval Air Systems Command’s (NAVAIR) Tactical Airlift Program Office (PMA-207) Commercial Modifications and Range Support team has accepted delivery of a new Gulfstream G550-derivative aircraft.
The modified Gulfstream G550 has been adapted to house specialised telemetry equipment, unique to the navy’s application. The G550 will serve as the replacement for an aging P-3 range support aircraft operated out of Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division in Point Mugu, California.
The aircraft’s airborne early warning structural modifications will allow the installation of a telemetry system and additional equipment to support future missions.
Raytheon, the aircraft’s Phase II integrator, will now receive the aircraft and develop, procure and integrate systems that will give the aircraft a multi-role capability in telemetry data collection, range safety and surveillance and communications relay.
The aircraft is expected to be delivered for initial operating capability by August 2021.
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