French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle has arrived off Egypt for joint war games.
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U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Randall Dam
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Category: Navy
VFA-106 may be canceling TACDEMO for 2019 season
The U.S. Navy is thinking whether to cancel the rest of the VFA-106 TACDEMO for the 2019 season. The move was revealed when the official U.S. Navy Tac Demo Facebook page erroneously posted that all airshow displays by the unit will cease immediately.
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C Watts [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russia to start building first LHD in 2021
TASS reports that Russia will start construction of its first amphibious assault ship (LHD) in 2021.
Artem Tkachenko [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Chinese Su-30s buzzed HMCS Regina in East China Sea
Canadian warship HMCS Regina was buzzed by a pair of Su-30s from China as it was underway in the East China Sea on Jun. 24.
Dmitriy Pichugin [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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BAE Systems says it is “well placed” to help Tokyo convert Izumo for F-35B operations
Speaking to Flight Global, BAE Systems’ managing director for Asia, Natasha Pheiffer, says her company is “well placed” to help Japan convert the Izumo-class helicopter destroyer for operating the F-35B.
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Kaijō Jieitai （海上自衛隊 / Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force） [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons