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Passage Exercise of Theodore Roosevelt CSG and Indian Navy

Posted on March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 by alert5

Indian Air Force fighters participated in a Passage Exercise between the Indian Navy and Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (CSG) on Mar. 28.

INDIAN OCEAN (March 28, 2021) – An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Blue Diamonds” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146, left, flies in formation with an Indian Air Force Su-30MKI, middle, and Jaguar over the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) March 28, 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 3rd Class Carlos W. Hopper)

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Philippines sending FA-50s to Whitsun Reef to buzz Chinese ships there

Posted on March 28, 2021March 28, 2021 by alert5

Philippine Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said in a statement late on Mar. 27 that he will be sending the FA-50 to fly over hundreds of Chinese vessels anchored at Whitsun Reef in South China Sea.

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Experts at RAND say U.S. forces often lose during tabletop exercises to defend Taiwan

Posted on March 28, 2021March 28, 2021 by alert5

Former and current experts from RAND are saying that U.S. forces are not able to defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion.

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Untold story of how CIA stole SA-2 guidance pod in Indonesia

Posted on March 28, 2021March 28, 2021 by alert5

A new book by Daniel Cameron, a CIA agent based in Indonesia, has revealed how the agency was able to steal manuals and guidance pod of the SA-2 surface-to-air missile during the 1960s.

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