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Majority of Sea Dragons still grounded

Posted on April 24, 2015April 24, 2015 by alert5

The U.S. Navy currently has only six serviceable MH-53E Sea Dragons, two-months after it ordered a fleet-wide inspection to look for damaged wires and fuel lines.

US Navy 071112-N-1465K-005 An MH-53E Sea Dragon, from Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron (HM) 15, performs mine countermeasure training using the MK-105 sled
By U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. John L. Kline [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russia release images of U.S. Lacrosse spy satellites

Posted on April 24, 2015April 24, 2015 by alert5

Russia’s Altay Optical Laser Center, a satellite tracking facility in Siberia, has released photographs of the Lacrosse 5 radar imaging reconnaissance satellite.

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Photo: Altay Optical Laser Center
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Last MC-130P Combat Shadows in the Pacific retire

Posted on April 24, 2015April 24, 2015 by alert5

The last two MC-130P Combat Shadows in the Pacific left Kadena Air Base, Japan on Apr. 15.

Last MC-130P Combat Shadows in Pacific retire
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Italian police probing AgustaWestland’s Algerian deal

Posted on April 24, 2015 by alert5

Italian tax police are probing whether executives with AgustaWestland paid bribes in the sale of helicopters to the Algerian government in 2009-2011.

Algerian Navy AgustaWestland EH-101 Mk610 Lofting-1
By Chris Lofting [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

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Posted in Navy

Canadian drone being tested to hunt submarines

Posted on April 24, 2015April 24, 2015 by alert5

The Canadian military is interested to try out the TD100 from Brican Automated Systems to hunt for submarines or mines.


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