Aviation News
U.S. President Donal Trump will be visiting Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia today and he will be speaking from aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, a spokesperson from the shipyard said.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Aidan P. Campbell [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
India test-fired its Advanced Area Defence (AAD) interceptor against a target on Mar. 1 and all the mission objectives were successfully met.
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Photo: Indian Ministry of Defense
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A report by India Today says the Indian Air Force is about to deploy its Israeli-made SPYDER air defense missile system on its border with Pakistan within weeks.
By Pritishp333 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments has published a new study on Feb. 28 that calls for the U.S. Navy to move away from a “presence” force structure to a two prong approach that relies on “deterrent forces” and a “maneuver force.”
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By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Ryan O’Connor [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Italian aircraft manufacturer Leonardo is protesting against Canada’s selection of the rival C295W as the winner of the Fixed Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) aircraft competition.
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By RAF-YYC from Calgary, Canada (CC-115 Buffalo) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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