India’s oldest aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, will head to Vizag in the state of Andhra Pradesh as a floating museum after its decommissioning later this year.
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Pentagon to buy 404 F-35s over the next 5 years
According to Reuters, the Pentagon will announce its plan to buy 404 F-35s over the next five years in its defense budget this week.
By Msgt Donald Allen [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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France to delivery Mistral helicopter carriers to Egypt in June and September
Two sets of Egyptian Navy crew will arrive in Saint-Nazaire, France by next month to prepare for the delivery of the Mistral helicopter carriers in June and September.
By Ludovic Péron (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. Navy set up special team to investigate health issues with F/A-18 aviators
Since 2009, the U.S. Navy has noticed a rise in the number of its aviators flying the F/A-18 and EA-18 getting air sick and has formed a Physiological Episode Team to investigate these physiological episodes.
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JSDF ships PAC-3 to Okinawa using JDS Ōsumi
Japan Self-Defense Force deployed a PAC-3 air defense system to Okinawa using landing ship tank JS Ōsumi on Feb. 4.
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