South Korea dispatched two KC-330s to Africa on Jul. 18 after a massive COVID outbreak occurred onboard ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH-976), which is on an anti-piracy mission there.
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UK Carrier Strike Group will shortly conduct exercises with Indian Navy
A press release from the British High Commission New Delhi says the UK Carrier Strike Group will soon conduct exercises with the Indian Navy.
The full UK Carrier Strike Group assembled for the first time during Group Exercise 2020 on 4th October. Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth leads a flotilla of destroyers and frigates from the UK, US and the Netherlands, together with two Royal Fleet Auxiliaries. It is the most powerful task force assembled by any European Navy in almost 20 years.
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Six F-35Bs will arrive at Nyutabaru Air Base in 2024
Japan will deploy six F-35Bs at Nyutabaru Air Base in 2024, two more are to arrive there in 2025, local news reports say.
Sgt. 1st Class MilagrosLaura Laura [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Pakistan to convert Lineage 1000 business jets into Sea Sultan maritime patrol aircraft
Italian defense firm Leonardo has been tasked by Pakistan to convert three Embraer Lineage 1000 business jets into the maritime patrol aircraft dubbed Sea Sultan.
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JMSDF to conduct joint training with British Carrier Strike Group in Gulf of Aden
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force will conduct joint training with the British Carrier Strike Group in the Gulf of Aden, Kyodo News reports.
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