Category: Notizie Estero

Damaged tubes have been found on F-35A fighters. These tubes are part of the On-Board Inert Gas Generation System (OBIGGS) in a fuel tank.

All countries operating F-35As have been advised to avoid flying near storm cells, and to protect aircraft on the ground with shelters or lightning rods. Thi…

SAN DIEGO, CA — USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) successfully completed several certifications, including flight deck certification (FDC) and carrier air traffic control center (CATCC) certification, Sept. 17, after nearly a week of flight deck operations designed to ready the carrier for future operation…

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Bradley armored vehicles rolled into eastern Syria and will be used by service members in support of Operation Inherent Resolve’s mission of working by, with and through Partner Forces to ensure the enduring defeat of Daesh.

The mechanized infantry assets will preserve Coalitio…

China sent almost 20 warplanes into Taiwan’s airspace in an unusually large show of force as a response to a senior U.S. official’s visit to the self-governing island.

Eighteen Chinese military aircraft, including two H-6 strategic bombers and fighter jets, crossed the so-called median line on …

LA SPEZIA, Italy — Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini this morning, at the Muggiano shipyard, attended the launch of the first patrol vessel of the Qatari naval program, the result of a €4 billion Qatari order to Fincantieri in 2016. In the morning the bilateral agreement with the Deputy Prime Minis…

The Navy’s Ostrobothnia-class ship project is progressing. The procurement contracts signed a year ago laid a solid foundation for the project and the preparatory work is currently being done mainly on the planning table. The project will ensure the Navy’s maritime performance for decades to come, b…