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Ukraine to overhaul Pakistan’s Il-78 tanker

Posted on June 5, 2020 by alert5

UkrOboronProm announced that it has secured a $30 million contract to overhaul the Il-78 aerial refueling tanker of the Pakistan Air Force.

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USS Gerald R. Ford conducts dual carrier ops with USS Harry S. Truman

Posted on June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 by alert5

The Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) transit the Atlantic Ocean June 4, 2020, marking the first time a Ford-class and a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier operated together underway. Ford is underway conducting integrated air wing operations, and the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group remains at sea in the Atlantic as a certified carrier strike group force ready for tasking in order to protect the crew from the risks posed by COVID-19, following their successful deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Riley McDowell)

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USAF wants a drone to dogfight against human pilot next year

Posted on June 5, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) intends to have a drone dogfighting against a human pilot in July next year, the director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has revealed.

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Myasishchev begins upgrade of Russian L-39s

Posted on June 5, 2020 by alert5

United Aircraft Cooperation says its subsidiary Myasishchev has start work on upgrading the L-39 fleet operated by Russia.

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USS Theodore Roosevelt back in Guam

Posted on June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 by alert5

USS Theodore Roosevelt returned to Naval Base Guam on Jun. 3 and some 800 sailors have also checked out of their hotels in Guam to return to the aircraft carrier.

200515-N-TC338-1860 NAVAL BASE GUAM (May 15, 2020) The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) is moored pier side at Naval Base Guam May 15, 2020. Theodore Roosevelt’s COVID-negative crew returned from quarantine beginning on April 29 and is making preparations to return to sea to continue their scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Conner D. Blake)

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