The US is worried by the lack of transparency about China’s first aircraft carrier, which made its maiden voyage Wednesday, the US State Department has stated.
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China’s first aircraft carrier begins sea trial
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China’s first aircraft carrier Wednesday set sail for its first sea trial from a shipyard in northeast China’s Liaoning province.
France to withdraw aircraft carrier from Libya mission
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Defense Minister Gerard Longuet said the Charles de Gaulle battle team needed technical checks and rest after participating in the NATO-led Libya operation for almost five months.
Chinese aircraft carrier nears completion
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Fifty-year-old Li Xiaoyan, a senior colonel in the Chinese Navy, will command the ship.
Senior navy officer to be sacked for sexual misconduct
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A senior navy officer facing a sex scandal probe for his alleged involvement with a Russian woman while being posted in Russia to supervise the refit of the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, will be sacked soon, Indian Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurian Antony said Saturday.
Navy gets fleet tanker
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The Indian Navy commissioned the first of two fleet tankers built by the Italian ship-builder Fincantieri on Friday. The INS Deepak (Lamp) was commissioned at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai by the Indian Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurian Antony.
Saab offers naval Gripen to India
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The company is pitching a little-known naval variant of its Gripen NG fighter, called the Sea Gripen, which is intended to be capable of both CATOBAR as well as STOBAR carrier operations.
British QE class carrier for India? Not Really
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The Indian Navy doesn’t think the British Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier would fit into its strategic plans.
