September 11, 2016 Military Aviation News
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09/11/2016
Just in case you were wondering why five military fighter planes are flying overhead this afternoon, it's a planned military flyover! The NYPD says, "Today, at approximately 4 p.m., five (5) F-15 E Strike Eagle aircraft from the USAF will be flying over the Hudson River. They will be traveling north on the Hudson River, passing Liberty Island and the USS Intrepid. The aircraft will then flyover the US Open, and then proceed directly back to Newark Liberty International Airport."
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09/11/2016
Fighter pilots have been training NATO partners in UK air combat techniques as part of a two week exercise in Slovakia. Royal Air Force aggressor pilots based at RAF Leeming, near Bedale, North Yorkshire, have been involved in Ex SLOVAK HAWK III, and Number 100 Squadron have been providing training to an experienced instructor pilot from the Slovak Air Force.
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09/11/2016
The United States plans to dispatch a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to South Korea next month in a show of force to deter further military provocations by North Korea following its latest nuclear test, a military official here said Sunday. The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), the flagship of the Yokosuka, Japan-based Carrier Strike Group Five of the US Navy, will sail to South Korea's Yellow and South Seas to participate in a joint naval exercise with South Korea, slated for Oct. 10-15, the offici
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09/11/2016
The third aircraft carrier being planned for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) will also be China's first conventional carrier featuring a lengthy, horizontal flight deck and a catapult launch system that allows combat aircraft to carrier more weapons.
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09/11/2016
An Indian Air Force's MiG-21 fighter jet crashed in the western state of Rajasthan Saturday, a senior defense official said. However, the pilot and the co-pilot managed to eject safely, he said. "The incident took place near the state's Barmer district when the combat aircraft was on a routine sortie," the official said.
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