Aviation News
A P-8A from VX-1 is taking part in Exercise Bold Alligator for the first time. The maritime patrol aircraft flew 34 missions during the exercise.
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Royal Navy destroyer HMS Liverpool escorted Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov from the English Channel off the south west coast of England to the seas off South West Ireland.
LA(Phot) Ian Simpson, Crown Copyright/MOD 2012
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A British Ministry of Defence spokeswoman said on Tuesday that London will only decide on the number of F-35s required after the Strategic Defence Review is carried out in 2015.
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Frank Kendall, acting U.S. defense undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, said the decision to start production of the F-35 while testing at the same time was “acquisition malpractice.”
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The shipyard that is home to India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier is going all out to prevent employees from taking pictures of the ship with camera phones during its construction.
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