Day: September 28, 2016
VP-47’s final P-3 deployment locations are El Salvador, Japan
VP-47 has embarked on its final P-3C deployment before the squadron switches to the P-8A next year. The squadron is split into two supporting the 7th Fleet at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan and the 4th Fleet at Comalapa, El Salvador.
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By U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Jennifer L. Bailey [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Boeing in “ping-pong” discussions with Canada on fighter purchase
An executive from Boeing said his company has been engaged in “ping-pong” discussions with the Canadian government on the latter’s upcoming fighter competition.
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By John Davies – CYOW Airport Watch [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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RSM-56 Bulava self-destructed
Russia’s Borei-class ballistic missile submarine, Yuriy Dolgorukiy, test-fired two RSM-56 Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) on Sept. 28 and one of the missile self-destruct in flight.
By Schekinov Alexey Victorovich (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Czech, Slovak to sign joint sky agreement later this year
During a joint press conference with his Slovak counterpart, Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka disclosed that both countries are expected to sign a joint sky agreement to safeguard their skies later this year.
Milan Nykodym [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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