Washington has apparently made an about-turn on its decision to certify the Russian Tu-214ON Open Skies reconnaissance aircraft.
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Washington has apparently made an about-turn on its decision to certify the Russian Tu-214ON Open Skies reconnaissance aircraft.
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Russia’s Northern Fleet announced that it has deployed a K-300P Bastion-P coastal anti-ship missile unit to the Arctic, on Kotelny Island.
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CNN is reporting that the F-35B, currently deployed on board USS Essex, could be making its combat debut within days.

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Four former Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force S-80M-1 helicopters that Japan is giving away free to the U.S. Navy is being refurbished by a 47-year-old company out in Portland, Oregon.
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