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Four Marine Corps trainers declared ready for training
Four cockpit procedures trainers (CPTs), located at the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT) and the Marine Aviation Training Systems Site (MATSS) Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Camp Pendleton, Calif., were declared ready for training Sept. 22.
The trainers,… Continue reading
FRCSE artisans rewing legacy P-3 Orion patrol aircraft to extend service life
Artisans at Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) completed the installation of the first new set of wings on a P-3C Orion aircraft at the facility in November to replace a structurally fatigued pair with nearly 30 years of service to… Continue reading
Kyrgyzstan Tupolev T-134A-3 EX-020 crashes in Osh, 31 injured
Kyrgyzstan Air Company (formerly Altun Air) (Bishkek) Tupolev Tu-134A-3 EX-020 (msn 61042) crashed today in Osh, Kyrgystan. The airliner was operating flight QH 3 from Bishkek to Osh with 73 passengers and six crew on board. The airliner made a… Continue reading
Soyuz 2.1a with six Globalstar satellites launched from Baikonur
The rocket carrier Soyuz 2.1a with Fregat booster and six American Globalstar-2 satellites has been launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, Federal Space Agency of the Russian Federation (Roscosmos) said.
“The 5th and 6th spacecraft are scheduled to… Continue reading
Chinese aircraft carrier conducts sea trials
BEIJING – China’s aircraft carrier is underway carrying out scientific testing, a spokesman with the Ministry of National Defense said Wednesday.
Spokesman Yang Yujun said at a press briefing that after attaining objectives during its previous sea trials, the vessel… Continue reading