Category: Navy

A preliminary report from NTSB said the F-21 that crashed at Fallon was low on fuel but it did not rule on a cause.

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Russian navy chief Viktor Chirkov said on Thursday that his country will only start construction of new aircraft carriers from 2020.
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The first British F-35 has been ferried to Eglin Air Force Base by RAF Squadron Leader Jim Schofield during a 90 minute flight from Forth Worth.

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A MiG-29KUB has made a touch-and-go on INS Vikramaditya last week. The aircraft was flown by Col. Nikolai Diorditsa and Mikhail Belyaev.

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The U.S. Navy announced that two crew members on board the MH-53 that crashed off Oman did not survive.

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