In an exclusive interview with RIR, Igor Leonov, the Sevmash engineer responsible for delivering INS Vikramaditya revealed that it was poor workmanship and not the quality of the fire bricks to be blamed for the latest problem on the aircraft carrier.
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Category: Navy
Spain approves deployment of U.S. warships
Spain gave the final green light Friday for the U.S. Navy to deploy four Aegis warships to a naval base in southern Spain.
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F-15Ks scrambled to intercept JMSDF helicopter
South Korea scrambled four F-15Ks after a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter flew close to disputed islets in the Sea of Japan on Sept. 21.
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Pentagon plans to deploy F-35 to Japan
U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said in a speech Wednesday that the Pentagon is considering deploying the F-35 to Kadena Air Force Base, Japan.
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HMS Diamond foils USAF F-15E ‘attack’
HMS Diamond employed her sophisticated air defense system to foil a simulated attack by two USAF F-15Es during a mine warfare exercise in the Gulf.
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