Month: October 2020
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Chinese Navy Type 002 Shandong aircraft carrier continues to strengthen the research of tactics and training methods
Naval News October 2020 Navy Forces Maritime Defense Industry POSTED ON THURSDAY, 29 OCTOBER 2020 11:09 According to a video released on Youtube by CCTV China on October 27, 2020, after 10 months of training, the first Chinese-made aircraft carrier Shandong also called Type 002 continues to strengthen the research of tactics…
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US Navy to reduce wear on ‘Doomsday’ aircraft with E-3D trainer
by Gareth Jennings The US Navy (USN) is looking to reduce wear on its 16 Boeing E-6B Mercury long-endurance command, control, and communications (C3) aircraft by using a Boeing E-3D Sentry Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) as a surrogate training platform. The US Navy wants to reduce the training burden on its 16 E-6B…
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Navy wraps up years-long environmental study – An EA-18G Growler assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131 lands during a field carrier landing practice at the Navy’s outlying landing field on Whidbey Island.
An EA-18G Growler assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131 lands during a field carrier landing practice at the Navy’s outlying landing field on Whidbey Island. US NAVY PHOTO BY MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 2ND CLASS MARC CUENCA Posted Thursday, October 29, 2020 10:00 am The completion of the analysis follows years of research, stakeholder and tribal engagement,…
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Friday, 30 October 2020 NZ military divers fly out of Christchurch for under ice hydrography mission in Antarctica
84 0 Star News Lifestyle A RNZAF C-130 Hercules in Antarctica. Photo: Supplied via NZH A team of NZ military divers will fly out of Christchurch today as they head to Antarctica for a unique mission deep beneath the ice. The team of New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) hydrographers will leave Christchurch on Friday to…
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Isle Of Wight Oil Tanker Raid: Seven Men Bailed Their arrest had followed Special Boat Service personnel storming the Nave Andromeda tanker at the weekend.
30th October 2020 at 10:17am Seven Nigerian men detained after British special forces stormed an oil tanker off the Isle of Wight have been bailed, police said. The raid was carried out by around 16 members of the Special Boat Service (SBS), backed by airborne personnel, who secured the Nave Andromeda tanker in about nine minutes. It came amid…