Category: Navy
MV-22 from USS Essex lands on BPC Dixmude for certification exercise
The French Navy collected data with a goal of certifying the MV-22 to operate from its Mistral-class helicopter carriers during an exercise with USS Essex off Djibouti on Jul. 5.
![1170x485blobbig_16[1]](http://alert5.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1170x485blobbig_161.png)
Continue reading “MV-22 from USS Essex lands on BPC Dixmude for certification exercise”
Nigerian government sacks military chiefs
Nigeria’s army, air force and naval chiefs have been fired by the country’s President Muhammadu Buhari. The sackings were carried out a month after Amnesty International complained of widespread human rights abuses by troops.
By D. V. Wiebe [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
U.S. Navy awards contract to manufacture five V-22s for Japan
The Bell Boeing consortium has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to manufacture five V-22 Block C aircraft for Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force.
_266_(Reinforced)%2C_26th_Marine_Expeditionary_Unit_(MEU)%2C_prepares_to_takeoff_from_the_flight_deck_of_the_USS_Kearsarge_(LHD_3)_130713-M-SO289-022.jpg)
By Sgt. Chris Stone [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “U.S. Navy awards contract to manufacture five V-22s for Japan”
Russian Su-33s deployed to NITKA for training
The Russian Navy has deployed three of its Su-25UTG aircraft and a similar number of Su-33 fighters to the NITKA carrier training facility in Crimea on Jul. 13.
By Chris Lofting [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “Russian Su-33s deployed to NITKA for training”