The first ever joint live-firing missile exercise between the Chinese and Russian navies took place on May 4 off Qingdao.
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Pentagon says China’s first CATOBAR aircraft carrier will enter service in 2022
The latest Pentagon 2019 China Military Power Report says the first Chinese aircraft carrier with catapults will enter the fleet in 2022.
Baycrest [CC BY-SA 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons
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British F-35B to fly at Yeovilton airshow
The F-35B will make its first appearance at the Royal Navy International Air Day in July.
Photo: Cpl Tim Laurence/MOD [OGL v1.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Fire aboard Turkey’s first aircraft carrier
A fire broke out in the bow of Turkey’s first aircraft carrier TCG Anadolu
at Sedef Shipyard on Apr. 29.
Taiwan scramble fighters as USS Stethem transit Taiwan Strait
It was reported that Taiwan had scrambled fighters on Apr. 28 as USS Stethem, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, transit the Taiwan Strait.
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