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Clear rendering of South Korea’s light aircraft carrier

A much clearer rendering of South Korea’s light aircraft carrier has been distributed to the local media and the ship’s main features can be seen clearly. Graphic: South Korea Ministry of Defense The overall shape is similar to the America-class with 9 spots on the flight deck for helicopters to take-off and land. The island […]

India to stop import of 101 defense items

India on Aug. 9 announced a list of 101 defense items that cannot be imported into the country over the next five years. By Nisarg Vyas [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons The items include light combat aircraft, cargo planes and long-range land attack cruise missiles. Each item has a different date in […]

NGJ-MB flew for first time last week

The Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) flew for the first time on Aug. 7 under the right wing of a EA-18G from VX-23. Photo: U.S. Navy Lt. Jonathan Williams, VX-23 test pilot, says the new pod imposed negligible handling issues with the Growler. For more information, hit the Source below Source

HH-60W Jolly Green II’s first aerial refueling

The HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter carried out its first aerial refueling on Aug. 5 by connecting with a HC-130J tanker over southern Alabama. This connection marked the start of two weeks of developmental testing of the aircraft’s aerial refueling abilities by 413th Flight Test Squadron testers and their mission partners, says the press realease. […]
Beirut per me

Beirut per me

Dall’oblò del mio camerino entrava il fresco del mattino e il profumo della macchia mediterranea. Una gioia per lo spirito oltre che per i polmoni, rispetto all’odore di gasolio che ci avvolgeva sempre e che non sentivamo quasi più. Chi è stato sulle navi a caldaie lo ricorda anche troppo bene. Era il tempo della guerra civile in Libano. L’Italia era intervenuta dopo il massacro di palestinesi dei campi di Sabra e Shatila (Settembre 1982) in coordinamento con USA e Francia. Eravamo stati tempestivi e giocavamo un ruolo importante.


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