Yearly Archive: 2020
INS Viraat (ex HMS Hermes) to be scrapped next month
Former Indian Navy aircraft carrier and Falklands War veteran INS Viraat will arrive at Alang shipyard next month to be dismantled. Photo: Indian Navy It was purchased by shipping firm Shri Ram Shipping after attempts to convert it into a museum failed. For more information, hit the Source below Source
Tokyo to brief Iwakuni city on USMC F-35B expansion plan today
According to news reports, the Japanese government will brief Iwakuni city officials on plans to expand the presence of Marine Corps F-35B at MCAS Iwakuni. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Donato Maffin / Public domain No specific details were available except that it is an update of the existing model. For more information, hit […]
Delivery of India’s new Air Force One delayed
Hindustan Times reports that the delivery of a Boeing 777 modified as the VVIP aircraft for the government has been postponed, the aircraft was originally scheduled to make the trip back home on Aug. 25. “The delivery of the aircraft was scheduled for Aug. 25 but has been delayed due to certain operational issues. It […]
Photo of missile fired by Chinese warship in exercise zone that American U-2 entered
H/T Duan Duan. Planet Labs 3 meter resolution satellite photo of a missile being fired in the exercise area in the Yellow Sea on Aug. 25. The Chinese military said that an American U-2 spy plane had entered the exercise area on that same day. Based on the coordinates, the firing took place in box […]
Taiwan switching IDF with F-16 on Penghu island
Media reports in Taiwan says the Ministry of National Defense is switching the IDF fighter detachment on Penghu island with F-16s as winter approaches. This is because the winds are stronger as the end of the year approaches and the lighter IDF fighter have difficulties landing in those weather conditions.
