Aviation News
The U.S. Navy has deployed two P-8A maritime patrol aircraft to Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore for the third rotational P-8 detachment in the island.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kegan E. Kay [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Jane’s has learn that the Royal Navy is on course to lose its ScanEagle capability in November 2017 and its Type 23 warships will not have an unmanned aerial vehicle on board for maritime surveillance duties.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M. Buliavac [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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French President Francois Hollande announced on Jul. 13 that aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle will be deployed this fall to fight ISIL.
Photo: French Navy
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The carrier-borne variant of the F-35 will be out at sea next month aboard USS George Washington off the East Coast of United States for the third round of developmental tests.
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VFA-136 and ten of its F/A-18Es departed NAS Oceana for the last time on Jul. 13 as the squadron relocated to NAS Lemoore in California.