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India to start taking delivery of 4 more P-8Is from May

Posted on March 20, 2020March 19, 2020 by alert5

The Hindu is reporting that four P-8I that India is buying will be delivered starting from May.

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JL-9 for carrier-borne operations?

Posted on March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 by alert5

Recent social media posting by China’s Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation (GAIC) might be hinting that the company’s JL-9 advanced jet trainer will soon be converted for carrier-borne operations.

Graphic: GAIC
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Indonesia to arm KRI Usman-Harun with Exocet MM40 Block 3 and VL MICA

Posted on March 19, 2020 by alert5

Janes reported that Indonesia plans to arm its modernized KRI Usman-Harun corvette with Block 3 variant of the Exocet MM40 anti-ship missile.

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F-35Bs joined CVW 11 for expeditionary strike force operations in South China Sea

Posted on March 19, 2020March 18, 2020 by alert5

For the first time in South China Sea, F-35Bs from the 31st MEU conducted expeditionary strike force operations with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11.

200315-N-YQ383-1368 SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 15, 2020) Ships from the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group and from the America Expeditionary Strike Group transit the South China Sea in formation during a photo exercise March 15, 2020. Operating as an Expeditionary Strike Force, the Navy-Marine Corps team integrates the combat power of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group with the flexible capability of the America Expeditionary Strike Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit to provide the fleet commander with a capable, credible combat force that can be deployed anywhere in the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brandon Richardson)

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India will make Kattupalli the home port for INS Vikrant

Posted on March 17, 2020 by alert5

The Indian Navy will lease a 260 metre berth in a private shipyard in Kattupalli for its indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.

Indian Navy / GODL-India

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