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JMSDF to conduct joint training with British Carrier Strike Group in Gulf of Aden

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 by alert5

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force will conduct joint training with the British Carrier Strike Group in the Gulf of Aden, Kyodo News reports.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 23, 2019) Royal navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) transits the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 23. The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), with embarked Carrier Air Wing 3, is underway conducting the Tailored Ship’s Training Availability (TSTA) and Final Evaluation Problem (FEP) as part of the basic phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. (Photo courtesy of HNLMS De Ruyter)

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NASA to retire last flying S-3 Viking

Posted on July 9, 2021 by alert5

NASA has announced that it will soon retire the last flying S-3 Viking. The aircraft is being used for flight research at the Glenn Research Center.

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Akıncı flew at 38,000ft for the first time

Posted on July 9, 2021 by alert5

Turkey’s indigenous Akıncı unmanned air vehicle (UAV) has been flown at its highest operating altitude of 38,000ft.

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Delivery of excess USN TC-12s to Argentina delayed

Posted on July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 by alert5

Aviacionline reports that the delivery of 10 TC-12s to Argentina is delayed with the first aircraft making its first test flight on Jul. 2.

Jerry Gunner from Lincoln, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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RAF doing market exploration for military certified zero emissions light training aircraft

Posted on July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 by alert5

The U.K.’s Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has launched a Market Exploration called Zero Emissions Air System, on behalf of the Royal Air Force (RAF).

Steve Lynes from Sandshurst, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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