French Navy aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle has left the Middle East and will reach India by Apr. 23 to take part in Exercise Varuna.
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The 10-day naval exercise will take place off the coast of Gao.
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Flight testing of the MQ-4C Triton with its main sensor, the Multi-Function Active Sensor (MFAS) AESA radar, has started on Apr. 18.
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The radar was switched to its primary operating mode, known as Maritime Surface Surveillance (MSS), during the flight over Patuxent River.
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The U.S. Navy has repositioned aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt to the Arabian Sea “as a result of the current instability in Yemen.”
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The Indonesian Navy officially inducted four Bonanza G-36 single-engine pistons into service at its air base in Surabaya on Apr. 20.
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The U.S. Marine Corps is to overhaul its air-to-air tactics, dubbed Hornet Standard Game Plan, in order for its legacy aircraft to fight together with the F-35B.
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The U.S. Air Force’s B-1B bomber fleets and Long Range Strike-Bomber program will move to the Air Force Global Strike Command from Oct. 1.
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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh says the shift to bring all long-range strike aircraft under a single command will bring “better coordination and increased sharing of expertise across the five bomber wings.”
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Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has confirm plans to send its new P-3Cs to Spratly Islands for patrols.
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The first shipment of French weaponry for Lebanon is expected to arrive in the country today. Media reports in Lebanon say Milan anti-tank missiles are included.
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The Australian government may soon launch a tender to build new patrol boats to replace the Pacific-class. Australia’s Forgacs will join hands with Thales to compete for the project.
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