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The Indonesian Navy will take delivery of two CN235 maritime patrol aircraft by end of this year, PT Dirgantara Indonesia revealed.
By Dmitriy Pichugin [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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The MQ-4C has started testing inside Patuxent River’s anechoic chamber on Aug. 12. It will remain inside the chamber for the next eight weeks.
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Photo: U.S. Navy
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The India-U.S. joint working group on aircraft carrier technologies had their first meeting in the United States on Aug 12-14. The delegation, lead by Vice Admiral SPS Cheema, also went to see the Gerald Ford aircraft carrier that is under construction.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Miguel A. Contreras [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
INS Viraat is seen here docking at Cochin Shipyard for its annual refit. To its right is the future INS Vikrant.
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Photos: India’s Ministry of Defense
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The U.S. Navy is bracing itself for the possibility of buying just 12 F-35Cs a year in the 2020s stemming from budget shortfalls and competing requirements.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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