A news report on Xinhua says the People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force completed a rotation of J-11BH fighters to the Paracel Islands last year.
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Category: Navy
Investigation report on crash of BAMS-D faults pilot
The U.S. Navy determined that the crash of a Broad Area Maritime Surveillance-Demonstrator (BAMS-D) was due to a faulty ruddervator.
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HMCS Ottawa helicopter crew saves sea turtles
During a routine patrol mission by HMCS Ottawa’s CH-124 Sea King helicopter, the crew chanced upon a family of trapped sea turtles.
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U.S. Senate refused to promote former F-14 pilot who shot down RF-4C
The U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services has declined to vote on the promotion to admiral for a Navy officer who, as a young F-14 pilot during a training mission, deliberately shot down a USAF RF-4C.
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Northrop Grumman gets urgent requirement to install RDR-1700 maritime-surveillance radar on MQ-8B
NAVAIR has awarded Northrop Grumman a $33.3 million contract earlier this month to install the Telephonics RDR-1700 maritime-surveillance radar on nine Fire Scout UAVs.
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