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668 sailors from Charles de Gaulle battle group tested positive for COVID-19

Posted on April 16, 2020 by alert5

The French Navy says 668 sailors from the Charles de Gaulle battle group have been tested positive for COVID-19.

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Airliners parked at Changi East airbase, Singapore

Posted on April 16, 2020 by alert5

#WarbirdWednesday

Posted on April 15, 2020 by alert5

Exercise Pitch Black 2020 cancelled

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 by alert5

The Australian Ministry of Defense has confirmed that exercise Pitch Black 2020 has been canceled to “ensure compliance with COVID-19-related Government restrictions.”

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Morocco arming its F-16s with AGM-84L

Posted on April 15, 2020 by alert5

Morocco has been cleared to buy 10 AGM-84L anti-ship missiles in a Foreign Military Sale package worth $62 million.

200213-N-VH871-1013 OAK HARBOR, Wash. (Feb. 13, 2020) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Kiyomi Bell, left, and Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Jermaine Snowden, right, proload a CATM-84D Harpoon in preparation for upcoming Conventional Weapons Technical Proficiency Inspection.VP-46 has recently returned from deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of operations and is making preparations to transition from the P-3C platform to the P-8A Poseidon. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Austin Ingram/Released)

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