Category: Notizie Estero

Japan dispatch JS Kaga and P-1 to look for foreign submarine

Japan dispatch JS Kaga and P-1 to look for foreign submarine

A foreign submarine, believed to be from China, was discovered near Amami Oshima Island, Japan on Jun. 18. This prompted Japan to dispatch JS Kaga, a helicopter destroyer carrying anti-submarine warfare helicopters and P-1 aircraft to the area to monitor the underwater vessel. The submarine was observed west of Yokoate Island on Jun. 20 and […]

Wing Loong-1 tested as disaster recovery communications base station

Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has recently tested its Wing Loong-1 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) as a communications base station for use during disasters. Photo: AVIC The aircraft was installed with communication equipment for support mobile signals and flown up to an altitude of 16,000 ft. The signal coverage was over 50 square km, […]

Series of errors lead to Can Force One being damaged

Last year, the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CC-150 VIP aircraft, known also as Can Force One, suffered damaged to its nose and right engine cowling during a towing accident at CFB Trenton. Liam Allport from Lake Country, Canada [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons The aircraft was being towed in a hangar when it jumped […]
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