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Operations in South China Sea increase warfighting readiness of Reagan and
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 6 (ANI): As the two US aircraft carriers---USS Ronald Reagan and USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Force are conducting operations in the South China Sea, Captain Michael Rovenolt, commanding officer of Carrier Air Wing said that our forces provide combatant commanders with
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USS Nimitz, USS Ronald Reagan not intimidated: US Navy over 'aircraft carr
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 6 (ANI): USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan are not intimidated, US Navy's Chief of Information said on Sunday (local time), responding to Chinese state media which boasted that "China has a wide selection of anti-aircraft carrier weapons".
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2 US aircraft carriers conduct exercises in South China Sea as Beijing fle
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 4 (ANI): The United States has sent two aircraft carriers into the disputed waters of the South China Sea to participate in military exercises as Beijing flexes its muscle in the region.
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US Navy fires captain of covid-stricken carrier for poor response to virus
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 20 (ANI): The US Navy has decided to fire Captain Brett Crozier of USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, who warned about the spread of the coronavirus pandemic aboard his ship, due to his poor response to the novel coronavirus outbreak aboard the vessel, Chief
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US Navy says, 3 Aircraft Carriers deployed in the Pacific 'not in response
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 18 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday said that deployment of three of its 11 nuclear aircraft carriers to the Pacific Ocean is not in response to any world or political events but was done to "promote security, stability and prosperity throughout the Indo-Paci
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US Navy recommends reinstating commander of coronavirus-hit USS Theodore R
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 25 (ANI): The US Navy on Friday recommended the reinstatement of Captain Brett Crozier's command of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, which was hit by the coronavirus outbreak.
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COVID-19 cases on US Navy ship rise to 550
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 12 (ANI): The number of COVID-19 cases on USS Theodore Roosevelt, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, has risen to 550, the US Navy said on Saturday.
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50 crew-members onboard French aircraft carrier test positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 10 (ANI): As many as 50 crew members on-board France's sole aircraft carrier, Charles de Gaulle have tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Friday. The parts of the ship have been put under the lockdown as per the French armed forces ministry.
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US Navy chief resigns after firing captain of coronavirus-stricken aircraf
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 8 (ANI): Acting Secretary of the US Navy, Thomas Modly, resigned on Tuesday after he was forced to step down for firing an aircraft carrier captain, who had alarmed the high-ranking officials about a novel coronavirus outbreak on board and pleaded for help.
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Indian Navy to berth new aircraft carrier at private shipyard
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): Amid declining share in defence budget for its projects, the Indian Navy is now planning to deploy the indigenous aircraft carrier at a private shipyard in Kattupalli near Chennai.
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Navy may have to wait for 3rd aircraft carrier, hints CDS Gen Bipin Rawat
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 17 (ANI): The Indian Navy's plan to acquire a third aircraft carrier may not materialize in near future, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat has hinted.
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LCA MK1 achieves milestone by undertaking maiden ski-jump take-off from IN
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 12 (ANI): The developmental light combat aircraft (LCA) -- MK1 -- achieved another milestone by successfully undertaking the maiden ski-jump take-off from the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya on Sunday.
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