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Manufacturing of first Tejas MK-2 prototype has started

Posted on January 10, 2022 by alert5

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is confident that the first Tejas MK-2 prototype will be rolled out by end of this year or early next year.

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Testing of the Rafale M will continue until Feb. 1 at Goa

Posted on January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 by alert5

Dinakar Peri reports that French Navy Rafale M will start its ski-jump testing in Goa from today till Feb. 1.

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USN completes investigation into fatal crash of T-6B

Posted on January 7, 2022January 6, 2022 by alert5

The U.S. Navy has completed an investigative report into the fatal crash of a T-6B in 2020. The investigators concluded that the crash was “not due to misconduct or negligence.”

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Missile tracking ship USNS Invincible has been inactivated

Posted on January 6, 2022January 6, 2022 by alert5

One of two missile tracking ships operated by the Military Sealift Command was recently retired at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Dec. 15, 2021.

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MQ-8C operating in U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations

Posted on January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 by alert5

The MQ-8C is now in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, which spans from the International Date Line to the India/Pakistan border, according to photos released by the sailing branch.

211222-N-FA490-1213 APRA HARBOR, Guam (Dec. 22, 2021) An MQ-8C Fire Scout attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, on the flight deck of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6). HSC-23 and Jackson, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, are on a rotational deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Langholf)

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