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Indian Navy has revealed the specifications for its next indigenous aircraft carrier

Posted on July 17, 2015July 17, 2015 by alert5

The Indian Navy has written to Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems, DCNS, and Rosoboronexport for proposals on designing a 65,000 tonne aircraft carrier.

INS Vikramaditya during trials
Indian Navy [CC BY 2.5 in or CC BY 2.5 in], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Industry, Navy

Philippines to reactivate Subic Bay as military facility, will station FA-50PH there

Posted on July 17, 2015July 17, 2015 by alert5

The former U.S. naval facility in Subic Bay, Philippines will reopen as a military base for the Philippine navy and air force next year.

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Photo: KAI
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Posted in Air Force, Navy

Japanese-owned Mitsubishi Zero getting approval for first flight over Japan

Posted on July 17, 2015 by alert5

A flight-worthy Mitsubishi Zero fighter that happened to be owned by a Japanese is getting ready for its first flight over Japan.

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Photo: Zero Enterprise Inc.
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Posted in Heritage

VMFA-121 will only bring 10 F-35Bs to Iwakuni in 2017

Posted on July 17, 2015July 17, 2015 by alert5

Lt. Gen. Jon Davis, the USMC’s Deputy Commandant for Aviation, revealed that only F-35Bs with VMFA-121 will be deployed to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan in 2017.

Refueling the F-35B Lightning II with VMGR-352 120203-M-RB277-058
By Lance Cpl. Raquel Barraza (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1004233) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Marines

F-35 to make civilian airshow debut next week in Oshkosh

Posted on July 17, 2015July 17, 2015 by alert5

The F-35 will be making its first civilian airshow debut on Jul. 20 at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture in Oshkosh.

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By MSgt John Nimmo Sr. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Air Force, Airshow

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