Month: April 2023
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USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier to depart Japan next year
The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier sails ahead of the Maritime Self-Defense Force Teruzuki destroyer and the USS Mustin destroyer in the Philippine Sea in July 2020. | U.S. NAVY / VIA REUTERS BY JESSE JOHNSON STAFF WRITER SHARE Apr 28, 2023 The U.S. Navy will replace its sole forward-deployed aircraft carrier — the Yokosuka, Kanagawa…
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China’s Fujian aircraft carrier set for ‘new-type’ planes The Chinese warship is the first non-American vessel to use an advanced electromagnetic catapult system for its warplanes The carrier could be used to launch fighters with folding wings, fixed-wing drones and early warning planes, according to state broadcaster CCTV
The Fujian is China’s third aircraft carrier. Photo: CCTV China’s most modern carrier, the Fujian, will be able to launch “new-type aircraft”, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Saturday. The carrier, the country’s most advanced so far, has yet to be commissioned but is expected to form a core part of China’s plans to become a blue-water…
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HMS Prince of Wales back for autumn operations: UK MoD As the seasons change, a spring timeline for the carrier’s return to the water moves to autumn as it remains in drydock undergoing repairs. – By Richard Thomas
HMS Prince of Wales, pictured in 2022, has suffered a number of mechanical issues since being commissioned into service in 2019. Credit: UK MoD/Crown copyright. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is planning to make Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, currently undergoing repairs to its damaged starboard screw housing in Rosyth, available for…
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RNZAF P-8s conducting operational trials at Fiji – 27 APRIL 2023 by Akhil Kadidal
The deployment of the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s first Boeing P-8A on Fiji will bolster Wellington’s engagements with regional partners and associated islands in the South Pacific. (New Zealand Defence Force) The Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF’s) first Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft has been conducting operational trials from Fiji. The…
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One of two remaining airworthy Lancaster bombers to fly over Europe for commemorative flight – Alex Candlin 27th April 2023 at 11:21am
A Lancaster bomber will make a commemorative memorial flight over Belgium and the Netherlands (Picture: MOD). One of the last two airworthy Lancaster bombers is to take part in a commemorative flight over Belgium and the Netherlands. As part of the Royal Air Force’s Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF), the Lancaster PA474 aircraft will…