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Navy To Pick Between French Rafale, US's F-18 For Aircraft Carrier Ops
The Navy requires fighter jets for its aircraft carrier operations for which it has carried out trials of the French Rafale and American F-18 aircraft.
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Kabul Airport Now Uncontrolled, American Carriers Barred From Flights: US Aviation Body
Kabul airport is without air traffic control services now that the US military has withdrawn from Afghanistan, civil aircraft barred from operating over the country unless given prior authorization, US Federal Aviation Administration said.
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US Navy Removes Captain Of Aircraft Carrier Who Raised Alarm
The captain of a US Navy aircraft carrier has been fired for showing "extremely poor judgment" after he wrote "to everyone he knows" that decisive action was needed to prevent American troops dying outside of wartime.
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Iran Drone Video Of American Carrier Appears "Years Old": US Navy
Footage of an American aircraft carrier in the Gulf which Iran claimed it shot with a drone in the Gulf appears to be "several years old", the US Navy has said.
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"I Love You Precious": George HW Bush's Moving, Funny, Inspiring Letters
On the day he became the oldest president in American history, George H.W. Bush wrote one of his final letters. For most of his 94 years, handwritten notes had been Bush's preferred method of connecting with family members, friends, colleagues and foes, whether from an aircraft carrier in the South Pacific or behind a desk in the Oval Office.
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China Building Third Aircraft Carrier, Plans To Build More
China is building a third aircraft carrier based on American models as it seeks to fortify its claims in the disputed South China Sea and dominate the larger Indian Ocean region to realise its blue water aspirations.
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Planes Launched Off US Carrier In Gulf Pound ISIS
One after another, fighter jets catapult from the flight deck of the USS Eisenhower, a thousand-foot (305-meter) American aircraft carrier, afterburners glowing amber above the blue Persian Gulf, on their way northwest to join the fight in Iraq and Syria against the ISIS group.
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US Soldiers Could Use Indian Military Bases Soon: 10 Facts
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter is in New Delhi and said today that progress has been made towards sealing a deal that could see American soldiers on Indian bases under specific circumstances.
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Iranian Drone First Over US Carrier Since 2014
An Iranian drone that flew over a US aircraft carrier last month was the first to conduct an overflight of an American carrier since 2014, according to a US Navy report obtained by The Associated Press today.
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Iran Says It Flew Surveillance Drone Over US Aircraft Carrier
Iran flew a surveillance drone over a US aircraft carrier and took "precise" photographs of it as part of an ongoing naval drill, state television reported on Friday. The US Navy said an unarmed Iranian drone flew near a French and American carrier on January 12, but couldn't confirm it was the same incident.
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Iran Says It Flew Drone Over US Aircraft Carrier
Iran flew a surveillance drone over a US aircraft carrier and took "precise" photographs of it as part of an ongoing naval drill, state television reported today. An American official declined to comment on the claim.
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US Releases Video Showing Iranian Rockets Near Its Warships
The US Navy released black-and-white video on Saturday it said was taken by an American helicopter showing an Iranian Revolutionary Guards vessel firing unguided rockets on Dec. 26 near warships including the aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman in the Strait of Hormuz.
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US Defence Chief Heads for Aircraft Carrier in South China Sea
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter arrived in eastern Malaysia on Thursday, from where he was due to fly out to an American aircraft carrier in the South China Sea.
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Indian Navy Teams Up With US and Japan For Joint Excercise
The five-day 'Malabar exercise' on the Eastern coast kicked off today with warships, aircraft carriers and fast attack submarines from the Navies of India, United States and Japan.
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US Bars All American Carriers From Flying Over Syria
The US Federal Aviation Administration has barred all American airlines from flying over Syria, saying the ongoing armed conflict and volatile security environment poses a "serious potential threat" to civil aircraft.
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Navy To Pick Between French Rafale, US's F-18 For Aircraft Carrier Ops
The Navy requires fighter jets for its aircraft carrier operations for which it has carried out trials of the French Rafale and American F-18 aircraft.
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Kabul Airport Now Uncontrolled, American Carriers Barred From Flights: US Aviation Body
Kabul airport is without air traffic control services now that the US military has withdrawn from Afghanistan, civil aircraft barred from operating over the country unless given prior authorization, US Federal Aviation Administration said.
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US Navy Removes Captain Of Aircraft Carrier Who Raised Alarm
The captain of a US Navy aircraft carrier has been fired for showing "extremely poor judgment" after he wrote "to everyone he knows" that decisive action was needed to prevent American troops dying outside of wartime.
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Iran Drone Video Of American Carrier Appears "Years Old": US Navy
Footage of an American aircraft carrier in the Gulf which Iran claimed it shot with a drone in the Gulf appears to be "several years old", the US Navy has said.
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"I Love You Precious": George HW Bush's Moving, Funny, Inspiring Letters
On the day he became the oldest president in American history, George H.W. Bush wrote one of his final letters. For most of his 94 years, handwritten notes had been Bush's preferred method of connecting with family members, friends, colleagues and foes, whether from an aircraft carrier in the South Pacific or behind a desk in the Oval Office.
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China Building Third Aircraft Carrier, Plans To Build More
China is building a third aircraft carrier based on American models as it seeks to fortify its claims in the disputed South China Sea and dominate the larger Indian Ocean region to realise its blue water aspirations.
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Planes Launched Off US Carrier In Gulf Pound ISIS
One after another, fighter jets catapult from the flight deck of the USS Eisenhower, a thousand-foot (305-meter) American aircraft carrier, afterburners glowing amber above the blue Persian Gulf, on their way northwest to join the fight in Iraq and Syria against the ISIS group.
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US Soldiers Could Use Indian Military Bases Soon: 10 Facts
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter is in New Delhi and said today that progress has been made towards sealing a deal that could see American soldiers on Indian bases under specific circumstances.
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Iranian Drone First Over US Carrier Since 2014
An Iranian drone that flew over a US aircraft carrier last month was the first to conduct an overflight of an American carrier since 2014, according to a US Navy report obtained by The Associated Press today.
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Iran Says It Flew Surveillance Drone Over US Aircraft Carrier
Iran flew a surveillance drone over a US aircraft carrier and took "precise" photographs of it as part of an ongoing naval drill, state television reported on Friday. The US Navy said an unarmed Iranian drone flew near a French and American carrier on January 12, but couldn't confirm it was the same incident.
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Iran Says It Flew Drone Over US Aircraft Carrier
Iran flew a surveillance drone over a US aircraft carrier and took "precise" photographs of it as part of an ongoing naval drill, state television reported today. An American official declined to comment on the claim.
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US Releases Video Showing Iranian Rockets Near Its Warships
The US Navy released black-and-white video on Saturday it said was taken by an American helicopter showing an Iranian Revolutionary Guards vessel firing unguided rockets on Dec. 26 near warships including the aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman in the Strait of Hormuz.
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US Defence Chief Heads for Aircraft Carrier in South China Sea
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter arrived in eastern Malaysia on Thursday, from where he was due to fly out to an American aircraft carrier in the South China Sea.
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Indian Navy Teams Up With US and Japan For Joint Excercise
The five-day 'Malabar exercise' on the Eastern coast kicked off today with warships, aircraft carriers and fast attack submarines from the Navies of India, United States and Japan.
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US Bars All American Carriers From Flying Over Syria
The US Federal Aviation Administration has barred all American airlines from flying over Syria, saying the ongoing armed conflict and volatile security environment poses a "serious potential threat" to civil aircraft.
