Aviation News
Australia was surprised when a Chinese flotilla sailed near Christmas Island earlier this month and dispatched a P-3 to monitor them.
[thumb]http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/raaf-scrambles-plane-to-observe-chinese-naval-exercise-20140212-32ief.html[/thumb]
News reports from Japan says three P-3Cs and one EP-3 were damaged when the roof of the hangar at Atsugi air base collapse due to heavy snow.
[thumb]http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/news/140215/dst14021519420035-n1.htm[/thumb]
India is proposing to service INS Vikramaditya with Russia’s Sevmash shipyard to 40 years. The current servicing contract is for 20 years.
[thumb]http://en.ria.ru/military_news/20140213/187496039/India-Proposes-Joint-Maintenance-of-Aircraft-Carrier-With-Russia.html[/thumb]
The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group along with the embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 will be deployed from Naval Station Norfolk Feb. 15.
[thumb]http://navylive.dodlive.mil/2014/02/14/carrier-strike-group-2-ready-to-deploy/[/thumb]
Its been reported that one of the boilers on board Indian aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya failed during the voyage back home to India.
[thumb]http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/indian-navy-s-ins-vikramaditya-faces-embarrassing-glitches-durin-33421.html[/thumb]