USS Theodore Roosevelt to join Indian, Japanese warships for exercise in Bay of Bengal

USS Theodore Roosevelt will participate in Exercise Malabar in the Bay of Bengal starting from Oct. 14. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will be joined by warships from India and Japan.

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting sea trials Aug. 27, 2013, in the Atlantic Ocean 130827-N-ED185-006
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JPATS’s 16-year production run to end in nine months

After churning out more than 900 T-6 Texan IIs for the U.S. Air Force and Navy, Beechcraft will deliver the last aircraft under the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS) in nine months.

USN T-6 Texan II (2782456695)
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Russian Navy gets involved in Syria by firing 26 cruise missiles from Caspian Sea

Updated with video from Russia’s Ministry of Defense.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin today that four Russian Navy ships based in the Caspian Sea had fired 26 cruise missiles at 11 targets in Syria.

Caspian Corvette Astrakhan
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Tomahawk proves it can do battle damage assessment, loiter and then attack another target

In a test with USS Gridley (DDG 101), a Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile was fired from the ship and the cruise missile flew over a designated point and captured imagery using its on board camera.

Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile -crop
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