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The first C295 destined for India has completed its first flight, a major step forward in the timeline leading up to its delivery in the second half of 2023. The tactical plane left Seville, Spain, at 11:45 am on May 5 (GMT+1). It touched down at 2:45 pm, having traveled for three hours.
“This maiden flight is a major milestone for India’s pioneering Make in India aerospace program.

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Capabilities to deceive opponents and otherwise help to conceal the movements and activities of friendly forces could be as important as physical defenses in any future high-end fight involving the United States, such as one against China in the Pacific. There has been a particular resurgence of interest within the U.S. Air Force in these kinds of capabilities as part of new expeditionary and distributed concepts of operations, which the service has been developing to reduce the vulnerability of its units in a major conflict.

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Capabilities to deceive opponents and otherwise help to conceal the movements and activities of friendly forces could be as important as physical defenses in any future high-end fight involving the United States, such as one against China in the Pacific. There has been a particular resurgence of interest within the U.S. Air Force in these kinds of capabilities as part of new expeditionary and distributed concepts of operations, which the service has been developing to reduce the vulnerability of its units in a major conflict.

Not many action movie stars can claim that local citizens have built statues of their iconic movie characters. The Belgian city of Anderlecht built a statue of Belgium’s favorite son, Jean-Claude Van Damme. Although not a movie character, Columbus, Ohio, has a statue of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Sylvester Stallone’s “Rocky” was immortalized in the city of Philadelphia.
Sly Stallone has one up on all his action movie contemporaries, after a statue of his legendary character John Rambo went up in the small Canadian town of Hope, British Columbia.

When the Japanese invaded British-held Guadalcanal in 1942, Jacob Vouza was already 50 years old and a retired Sergeant Major of the Solomon Islands Protectorate Armed Constabulary. The Japanese had undisputed control over the island for just three months before the Americans learned they were constructing an airfield at Lunga Point, which would have been a threat to Australia. 
In August 1942, the United States landed at Guadalcanal and Sgt. Maj. Vouza had already returned to active duty as a coastwatcher, observing enemy movement and rescuing Allied personnel.

A whole generation of veterans who joined the military in the wake of the September 11th attacks are turning 40. In other words, we’re getting older. On top of any ailments we may have picked up in service, we’re learning about all the fun that comes with the natural aging process, including some symptoms and issues that can feel a little embarrassing.
But the fact is, many people face these issues, and veterans in particular tend to experience them more than the rest of the American population.

Equipment supplier ABB has won a contract to re-equip the Spanish Navy flagship Juan Carlos I with an electric propulsion system based on ABB Azipod twin drives.
According to reports, the firm has finalized a deal with the Spanish shipyard Navantia. ABB conducted a feasibility study for new thrusters on the ship in 2020, which led to the award of the contract. ABB Azipod was found to be the best option for the ship based on the study’s criteria for reliability, efficiency, maneuverability, and safety.

U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor, tail number AF-07-4146, went skidding down the runway on its belly at Naval Air Station Fallon in Nevada after a botched takeoff attempt in April 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo).

Just over five years after a somewhat embarrassing botched takeoff at a Navy training station, one of the Air Force’s F-22 Raptor fighter jets has finally rejoined the fleet, the service announced last week.

People hug as they visit the memorial next to the Allen Premium Outlets on May 7, 2023 in Allen, Texas. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images).

Mauricio Garcia, the suspect in Saturday’s mass shooting in Allen, Texas, was kicked out of the Army before finishing basic training, the service said on Monday.
“Mauricio Garcia entered the regular Army in June 2008; he was terminated three months later without completing initial entry training,” Army spokeswoman Heather Hagan said in a statement to Task & Purpose. “He was not awarded a military occupational specialty. He had no deployments or awards.

Before commemorations and parades in Russia for Victory Day, security measures have been taken against possible Ukrainian attacks.
Russia adopts security measures.
Russia, in the midst of its war with Ukraine, imposes restrictions in its largest cities, such as bans on the use of drones, jet skis and car-sharing services, ahead of World War II parades.
At least 21 Russian cities canceled their May 9 military parades, blaming the restrictions and cancellations on unspecified “security concerns.”
Drones have been banned in Moscow and St. Petersburg ahead of Victory Day, while in St.