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Ash Carter will tour INS Vikramaditya

Posted on April 8, 2016 by alert5

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter will get a chance to tour aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya when he visits India from Apr. 10-12.

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USS Gerald R. Ford to join U.S. Navy in September

Posted on April 8, 2016April 8, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Navy will take delivery of its newest aircraft carrier USS. Gerald R. Ford in September, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Sean Stackley told lawmakers in a written statement on Apr. 6.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Aidan P. Campbell [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Japan to send helicopter carrier to Indonesia, Philippines

Posted on April 8, 2016April 8, 2016 by alert5

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force announced on Apr. 5 that it will be sending its Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise to Indonesia and Philippines.

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