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F-35C might have to redesign its nose gear

Posted on January 5, 2017January 5, 2017 by alert5

Lee Hudson from Inside Defense reports that the Pentagon has established a “red team” last September to investigate issues with the F-35C’s nose gear.

By U.S. Navy photo byMass Communication Specialist Seaman Anderson W. Branch [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Liaoning carried out flight operations in South China Sea

Posted on January 3, 2017January 3, 2017 by alert5

China says its J-15 carrier-borne fighters flew over South China Sea for the first time on Jan. 2, one week after the carrier and her escorts rounded Taiwan and docked in Hainan.

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Russian Navy to replace Ka-29 with Ka-52K, inducting ship-based UAVs

Posted on January 3, 2017 by alert5

The long-term plan of the Russian Navy is to induct ship-based unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Russian naval aviation chief, Maj. Gen. Igor Kozhin, said.

Автор Anna Zvereva from Tallinn, Estonia (Russian Navy, Kamov, Ka-52K) [CC BY-SA 2.0], undefined
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South Korean P-3 accidentally jettisoned its weapons into sea

Posted on January 2, 2017January 2, 2017 by alert5

A Republic of Korea Navy P-3 on a routine mission over the East Sea lost three Harpoon anti-ship missiles, a torpedo and depth charges after a crew member accidentally activate the emergency jettison switch.

By 대한민국 국군 Republic of Korea Armed Forces (2014.4 세월호 구조 작전) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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