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USN turns to Air Force for help to produce Hornet spare part

Posted on May 10, 2016May 10, 2016 by alert5

Since March this year, the 402nd Commodities Maintenance Group at Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex has been busy churning out F/A-18 outer wing spars for the U.S. Navy.

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U.S. Air Force photo by Tommie Horton
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Iranian warships to get indigenous CIWS

Posted on May 8, 2016 by alert5

A senior Iranian Navy officer said the country’s warships will soon be defended by an indigenous close-in weapon system (CIWS).

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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William Weinert/Released [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Edward Lin actually gave classified info to FBI informant

Posted on May 7, 2016May 7, 2016 by alert5

A recording of Lt. Cmdr. Edward Lin’s military pretrial hearing held on Apr. 8 revealed that he had actually given classified information to an FBI informant posing as a Taiwan official.

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Photo: U.S. Navy
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HMS Illustrious to be sold for scrap

Posted on May 7, 2016 by alert5

HMS Illustrious will soon share the same fate as her two other sister ships in the Invincible-class of being scrapped.

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See page for author [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Taiwan says Kaohsiung can accommodate U.S. aircraft carrier

Posted on May 7, 2016May 7, 2016 by alert5

A vice-minister from Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense told lawmakers that the port in Kaohsiung is deep enough and wide enough to accommodate a U.S. aircraft carrier.

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By Lonton2933 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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