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IKE CSG conduct dual carrier ops with French carrier Charles de Gaulle

Posted on April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 by alert5

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG) began dual-carrier flight operations with the French Navy’s aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle on Apr. 13.

210413-N-NO712-1115 ARABIAN SEA (April 13, 2021) – U.S. Navy F/A-18F and F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jets, an E-2C Hawkeye tactical airborne early warning aircraft and French Marine Nationale Dassault Rafale fighter jets fly in formation during dual carrier operations between the aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91) in the Arabian Sea, April 13. The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy Photo)

HMS Queen Elizabeth could visit Sembawang, Singapore on 80th anniversary of the sinking of HMS Prince of Wales, Repulse

Posted on April 16, 2021 by alert5

An infographic from Navy Lookout suggests that the U.K. Carrier Strike Group will make a visit to Sembawang, Singapore during its first deployment to the Indo-Pacific.

Naval History & Heritage Command, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Turkey’s Bozdoğan dogfight missile destroys target during live test

Posted on April 15, 2021 by alert5

Research on Taiwan’s next fighter is ahead of schedule

Posted on April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 by alert5

The president of Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) Chang Chung Ch’eng told lawmakers today that work on the next generation fighter is progress ahead of schedule.

By 玄史生 (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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USAF F-16s flew to South China Sea on same day China sent 14 J-16s into the area

Posted on April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 by alert5

Photos released by the Pentagon revealed that F-16s from the 13th Fighter Squadron had rendezvous with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group on Apr. 12.

SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 12, 2021) – U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 13th Fighter Squadron fly in formation over the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) April 12, 2021. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. As the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed fleet, 7th Fleet routinely operates and interacts with 35 maritime nations while conducting missions to preserve and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Conner D. Blake)

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