New details on the investigations into Lt. Cmdr. Edward Lin have been obtained by Navy Times and court filings say Taiwan wanted test results of submarine-launched torpedo from the EP-3 naval flight officer.
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U.S. military communications satellite stranded in wrong orbit
A maneuver to place a spare satellite for the U.S. Navy’s Mobile User Objective System into a circular orbit went wrong on Jun. 29 and it left the MUOS-5 satellite in an “intermediate” orbit.
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F-35, F/A-18F out to impress Canadians at Abbotsford International Airshow
The Abbotsford International Airshow is taking place on Aug. 12 and this year, the F-35 will make its debut in Canada. Not to be outdone by Lockheed Martin, Boeing will be represented by the F/A-18F.
By U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Darin Russell [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Iceland says no request from U.S. to reopen NAS Keflavik
Commenting on a recent report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir says Washington has not made any request to reopen Naval Air Station Keflavik.
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JSDF’s current order to shoot down incoming N. Korean missile to be permanent
Tokyo plans to put an interception order based on Article 82 of the Self-Defense Forces Law into permanent effect in order to better deal with ballistic missile threats from North Korea.
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