Widows sue U.S. Navy over fatal MH-60S crash

The widows of two U.S. Navy MH-60S pilots who were killed when their helicopter was swept overboard by strong waves has filed a suit against the U.S. Navy, asking the court to declare the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer as unsafe.

USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) steams toward San Diego Harbor in May 2015
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nathan Burke [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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High-level Egyptian delegation in Paris to negotiation purchase of Mistral ships

A high-level delegation from Egypt is in Paris to discuss the purchase of Mistral helicopter carriers and two Gowind-class corvettes.

Владивосток - Saint-Nazaire décembre 2014
By Ludovic Péron (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Denmark willing to send F-16s to strike targets in Syria

Denmark’s Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen told the magazine Ræson that if Danish F-16s are sent back to the Middle East next year, they could probably attack ISIL targets in Syria as well.

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RAND: China has rapidly improved its ability to reliably locate and to attack U.S. CSGs

A new research by RAND concluded that “China has rapidly improved its ability to reliably locate and to attack U.S. carrier-strike groups at distances of up to 2,000 km from its coast.”

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