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U.K. so broke its military is considering selling £3.5 billion aircraft carrier to India

2 months ago -

Reports indicate that HMS Prince of Wales, which cost a whopping £3.5 billion (about $4.44 billion) to build, might end up getting sold to India or some other "friendly" nation since the United Kingdom's latest budget does not include any substantial increase in defense spending.

Rather than sell off the empire's flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth, the British military's Royal Navy is contemplating this other major offload as soon as 2028 if defense finances in Great Britain do ...

U.K.’s flagship aircraft carrier, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, bows out of NATO exercises following propeller failure

February 07, 2024 -

Valued at $3.7 billion, the carrier had to withdraw from the largest NATO naval drills since the Cold War due to a discovered propeller issue. This setback comes 18 months after the Queen Elizabeth's sister ship, the HMS Prince of Wales, encountered a similar problem. (Related: NATO to hold biggest military exercise since the Cold War amid rising tensions with Russia.)

The timing of these mechanical failures is crucial, given the U.K.'s expanding naval commitments, ...

Another insurance carrier adds “war exclusion” to policies as WWIII looms

14 days ago -

Dr. Ben Tapper (@DrBenTapper1) shared an image on X – see below – showing policy changes that "include a war exclusion."

"Your Commercial Inland Marine Coverage will include a Nuclear, Biological, Chemical and Radiological Hazards Exclusion," the notice further reads.

My friend sent this to me and said he received it in the mail. Interesting…? pic.twitter.com/emBdSXYhqL

— Dr. Ben Tapper (@DrBenTapper1) April 7, 2024

(Related: Earlier this year, we warned ...

Boeing aircraft incidents put spotlight on FAA diversity hiring

January 16, 2024 -

(Article by Naveen Athrappully republished from TheEpochTimes.com)

Earlier this month, a door plug on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 snapped off while flying at 16,000 feet, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing. On Saturday, a Japanese airline’s Boeing 737-800 aircraft returned to its departure airport after a crack was discovered in the cockpit window.

The incidents have put a spotlight on diversity policies in the airline industry, which is being ...

Iran, Russia finalize deal for purchase of advanced military aircraft

December 07, 2023 -

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Farahi attested to the deal, debunking rumors that the potential purchase fell apart. Included in the deal were Su-35 air superiority/multirole fighters, Yak-130 light fighter/advanced trainer jets and Mi-28 attack helicopters. Tehran's acquisition of aircraft from Moscow occurs amid the backdrop of heightened tensions in the Middle East and increased American military presence in the region because of the ongoing Gaza conflict.

Rumors ...

Chinese military aircraft used civilian plane as cover in Taiwan Strait

October 17, 2023 -

On Sept. 24, the Taiwan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), a military enthusiast group, posted on social media that it detected a Chinese Y-9 military communications command aircraft flying from south to north on the M503 route, west of the center line of the Taiwan Strait, for a short period.

Taiwan ADIZ saw the Chinese military aircraft at 8:30 a.m.

The group was worried because it noticed that the Chinese aircraft’s flight path overlapped with the position ...

North Korea threatens to shoot down U.S. aircraft entering its airspace

July 13, 2023 - aircraft carrier and heavy bombers. In a show of force following North Korea's failed launch of a spy satellite in May, an American B-52 strategic bomber participated in South Korea's air military drills in June. (Related: Things go south fast: North Korea’s first-ever spy satellite crashes into sea shortly after launch.)

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol emphasized the need to demonstrate to the international community that their determination to deter North Korea's ...

FedEx to shut down 29 more aircraft as shipping demand shrinks

June 27, 2023 -

Global shipping giant FedEx plans to remove 29 aircraft from its fleet this year as part of a comprehensive cost-cutting initiative. This move aims to significantly decrease permanent costs and enhance the flexibility of the company's logistics network in response to the downturn in global trade.

During a recent earnings briefing, FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam announced that the company's Express unit plans to park 20 aircraft in the 2024 fiscal year while ...

Second U.S. carrier strike group arrives in eastern Mediterranean Sea to deter hostile actions against Israel

October 23, 2023 -

The first carrier strike group, led by the USS Gerald R. Ford, arrived off the coast of Israel last week. Austin's order came on the heels of the Navy destroyer Carney's interception of cruise missiles and drones launched by Iran-allied Houthi rebel forces in Yemen and drone attacks against U.S. troops elsewhere in the region.

The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier strike group includes the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69); the guided-missile ...

Moscow accuses Kyiv of shooting down Il-76 aircraft filled with Ukrainian POWs

January 28, 2024 -

Moscow leveled the accusation on Jan. 24, noting that the Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs). The plane was shot down near the Russian city of Belgorod, which borders Ukraine, per a report by Russian state media. All 74 passengers – the 65 Ukrainian POWs, six Russian crew members and three Russian guards – were killed in the incident.

Footage of the incident was posted on the Telegram messaging app by the Baza channel, ...

RED ALERT: Pentagon mobilizing THOUSANDS of aircraft for WWIII confrontations with China, Russia

June 06, 2023 -

This intel has been related by John Moore, The Liberty Man, in his June 5, 2023 broadcast, available at the John Moore Show channel on Brighteon.com.

I called John Moore yesterday to ask for additional confirmation. He reiterated that his military-tied sources were observing (so far) hundreds of aircraft at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona being taken out of storage and restored to full service capacity. This process has only been under way for a few ...

“Asymptomless carrier” claim was FICTION: Unless a person shows symptoms, COVID transmission rarely occurs, reveals Lancet study

September 08, 2023 -

Completely obliterating the "silent spreader" narrative that the establishment used as "evidence" to push universal masking, the new study, which was published in The Lancet's Microbe journal, reveals that people who test "positive" for COVID but do not show any symptoms rarely, if ever, pass the disease on to someone else.

Early "pandemic" studies claimed that up to half of all new cases of the Fauci Flu occurred because someone without symptoms passed it on to someone ...

FAKED: Thousands of jet engine parts with falsified safety certificates installed in commercial aircraft

October 09, 2023 -

The spare parts, from simple nuts and bolts to more critical turbine blades, went into dozens of jet engines made by a General Electric (GE) joint venture during maintenance works. The engines were then installed back onto the popular Boeing and Airbus airplanes, according to GE and safety officials. They have already been able to retrieve questionable parts from 126 engines so far at a growing number of airlines.

A United spokesman said it had discovered parts in engines ...

Belgorod plane attack: Why did Ukraine shoot down an aircraft carrying dozens of its own soldiers?

January 29, 2024 -

(Article republished from RT.com)

The incident prompts a critical question: What were the Ukrainian soldiers doing so far from their homeland that air transportation was necessary? The answer is simple: The POWs were initially held in the Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics, but then came a Ukrainian HIMARS attack on a prisoner camp in Olenovka near Volnovakha on July 29, 2022, killing 53 people. This seems to have been the reason for the transfer, aiming to distance ...

Steve Quayle and Mike Adams discuss ESCALATION of WAR in the Middle East: Israel and the U.S. are trying to provoke a much bigger conflict in the region

December 01, 2023 - aircraft carrier

According to the Health Ranger, the carrier strike group unit aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower was sailing closer to Iran – apparently daring Iran to attack. On Nov. 28, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz said the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier had been spotted 100 kilometers (62 miles) from Iran.

He ultimately noted that this provocative move could end badly, as the USS Eisenhower could be taken out by a missile from Iran in probably ...

U.S. Navy destroyer downs drone launched from Yemen

December 04, 2023 - aircraft carrier. (Related: Repeated attacks by Iranian-backed militants on U.S. troops in the Middle East increase tension between Washington and Tehran.)

The carrier, engaged in flight operations in international waters, faced a breach of safety precautions as the drone defied the prescribed distance of more than 10 nautical miles (18.5 kilometers).

Despite receiving multiple warnings, the drone persisted before eventually altering its course.

Navy ...

First Southwest, now American: U.S. airlines seeing massive SPIKE in safety problems as planes fall apart in the skies

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Many of the reported problems started with Southwest Airlines and United Airlines but have since expanded to include American Airlines, a pilot group from which says it is seeing a "significant spike" in both safety- and maintenance-related problems at the carrier.

The Allied Pilots Association (APA) reported "problematic trends" in an April 13 memo to the airline, including instances of hammers and other tools being left in airplane wheel wells, as well as an increasing number ...

U.S. military discovers debris from missing F-35 more than 80 miles away from where its pilot ejected

September 21, 2023 - aircraft carrier. And in the past six weeks, at least three so-called "class-A mishaps" have occurred involving the Air Force. Such events happen when damages reach $2.5 million or more, an aircraft is destroyed or a service member dies or is permanently disabled. (Related: Fort Campbell crash: 9 service members killed in mid-air collision of Black Hawk choppers.)

The F-35 is one of the world's most costly fighters, along with supposedly being one of the world's ...

Beijing bribed Taiwanese military officer to STEAL Chinook chopper

December 14, 2023 - aircraft carrier. Under the plan, the pilot would land the aircraft on the People's Liberation Army Navy aircraft carrier Shandong when it approached the Taiwan Strait in a June 21 military drill. A $15 million reward awaited the pilot if he succeeded.

However, Taipei was tipped off about the plan. The pilot was subsequently arrested before he could push through with his intended defection.

The defection became public when the Foreign Affairs and ...

No longer political: China’s recent military exercises a DRY RUN to INTERCEPT U.S. forces rushing to defend Taiwan

September 28, 2023 - aircraft carriers accompanied by around two dozen warships sailed southeast of Taiwan in the Western Pacific. Chinese sorties have incorporated an increasing number of Y-20 transport and refueling aircraft flying alongside jet fighters to the east of Taiwan.China continues practicing for an INVASION of Taiwan

Taiwan has historically considered its geographical terrain, including steep mountain ranges acting as a natural barrier, as one of its primary advantages ...