Aviation News
DCNS is spending at least $1.1 million a month to maintain two Mistral helicopter carriers that Russia had ordered, Chief Executive Herve Guillou said.
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Her Majesty The Queen of Denmark Margrethe II made a visit to Thule Air Base on Jul. 1 as part of an annual visit to Greenland.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jared Marquis
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The U.S Navy has a huge stockpile of Mar 80 series general purpose bombs with some manufactured as far back as the Vietnam War-era. These bombs have no shelf life and when the service required them for operational use, it relies on a U.S. Army facility to inspect and renovate them.
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Photo Credit: Mr. Thomas Peske (AMC)
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The Pentagon has confirmed that one of the Army’s MQ-1C Grey Eagle was lost in Iraq on Jul. 16.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told U.S. President Obama during a telephone conversation that American forces are cleared to use Incirlik Air Base for bombing missions against Islamic State in Syria.
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