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Airbus Helicopters decided not to participate in JMSDF ship-based utility helicopter contest

Posted on September 15, 2015September 15, 2015 by alert5

Airbus Helicopters in Japan issued a statement today stating that the company has decided to withdraw from the tender to supply a ship-based utility helicopter for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

By Joost J. Bakker from IJmuiden [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Egypt allowed to retain Russian equipment installed on Mistral carriers if Cairo buys the ships

Posted on September 14, 2015 by alert5

A French official said that if Egypt was to take off the two Mistral carriers previously ordered by Russia, Moscow is willing to allow Cairo to keep the equipment it had installed on those ships.

By Ludovic Péron (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Current military aircraft of Republic of China Air Force, Naval Aviation

Posted on September 13, 2015September 13, 2015 by alert5

An infographic on current military aircraft of the Republic of China Air Force and Naval Aviation by CIGeography.

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Pentagon may reactivate hangar in Iceland to operate P-8A there

Posted on September 12, 2015 by alert5

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work was in Iceland recently and he mentioned the possibility of reactivating a former P-3 hangar to support future P-8A operations out of Keflavik.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Charles E. White [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons