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Lithuania to replace Mi-8 with UH-60M

Posted on October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 by alert5

Lithuania says it will start negotiations with the United States for the purchase of six UH-60 Black Hawks to replace its aging Mi-8 fleet.

Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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New fighter from AVIC?

Posted on October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 by alert5

In a video posted by AVIC today. A model of an unknown fighter appeared.

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Wreck of Imperial Japanese Navy Carrier Kaga

Posted on October 21, 2019 by alert5

Japan to join Artemis program

Posted on October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 by alert5

Japan has decided that it will join the American-lead Artemis program to return humans to the moon.

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Final active duty deployment of USN P-3C ends

Posted on October 20, 2019October 20, 2019 by alert5

191010-N-HC646-0070 OAK HARBOR, Wash. (Oct. 10, 2019) Navy Region Northwest Fire and Emergency Services Battalion Three sprays arches of water as a P-3C Orion taxis the flight line onboard Naval Air Station Whidbey Island during a homecoming ceremony for the “Fighting Marlins” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 40, Oct. 9, 2019. The “Fighting Marlins” homecoming return marks the final active duty deployment of the P-3C Orion with the transition to the P-8A Poseidon as it’s replacement closing out more than 60 years of the P-3C Orion’s operational history within the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marc Cuenca/Released)

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