The Guardian: Australian navy finds crashed US military aircraft with three Marines dead
Missing Osprey found off coast of Queensland after 26 crew members were rescued on Saturday and dive teams are preparing to recover aircraft
Dive teams are preparing to recover the submerged wreckage a US military aircraft that went down in waters off the central Queensland coast, leaving three Marines presumed dead.
The tilt-rotor MV-22 Osprey plunged into the sea at Shoalwater Bay, near Rockhampton, during a scheduled military exercise on Saturday.
Late on Monday, Defence Minister Marise Payne said the HMAS Melville had located the aircraft.
The Royal Australian Navy dive clearance team finalised recovery plans with the US Marine Corps and US Navy, a spokesperson for the USMC said on Monday night.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 7, 2017
Australian Navy locates missing US aircraft -- CNN
Tokyo asks Washington to halt Osprey flights in Japan after crash off Australia -- Japan Times
Top U.S. general to discuss increased security cooperation with Japan, China and South Korea -- Japan Times
‘No plan’ in works to let SDF develop way to attack foreign countries: Abe -- Japan Times
North Korea Vows to Bolster Nuclear Arsenal in Retaliation to Sanctions -- AP
Why Russia's Once Superpower Navy Is in Big Trouble -- National Interest
Russia’s new combat helicopter to undergo tests in Syria -- TASS
Russia Plans to Airdrop Armored Vehicles—With Crew Inside -- Popular Mechanics
Bang! Vladimir Putin's tanks show off their military might as Russian forces are put through their paces in army games -- Daily Mail
China’s first home-grown aircraft carrier could join the navy ahead of schedule -- SCMP
Addiction to online game ‘could sap fighting power’ of China’s army -- SCMP
Iraq and Iran struggle for control over Popular Mobilization Units -- Al-Monitor
Carl-Gustaf M4 Multi-Role Weapon System, Sweden -- Army-Technology
Swedish Defense Minister Backs Military Build-Up Without NATO Membership -- Sputnik
Poland has no plans to deploy US missiles on its territory — top diplomat -- TASS
F-35B Pilots Will Make Rolling Landings Like This To Board Royal Navy Carriers -- The Warzone
U.S. Troops Train in Eastern Europe to Echoes of the Cold War -- New York Times
Late Addition to the USAF's Light Attack Experiment Sparks Drama Online -- The Warzone
General Atomics Railgun System Heading for Testing -- National Defense
Air Force’s surprise JLTV buy in FY18 could be start of larger procurement effort -- Defense News
VH-92A presidential helicopter test bed takes first flight -- UPI
US Army Could Pay $1B for More Black Hawks -- Rotor & Wing
Lockheed Martin to build $350m satellite production facility in Denver, US -- Aerospace-Technology
Department of Defense to start issuing tablets for classified documents -- UPI
Congress approves plans to build a Global War on Terror memorial -- Military Times
Preparing for High Intensity Warfare -- Brian Morra, RCD/Second Line Of Defense
Court Deals Major Blow To Veterans Suing Military Contractor Over Burn Pits -- Task & Purpose/McClatchy News
Why America Must Expand its Amphibious Warfare Capabilities -- Dan Goure, National Interest
Fears of Frogmen: Why Navies Are Spooked by 'Ghost' Combat Divers -- Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics
Declassified photos show the US's final preparations for the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- Business Insider
Syria: Assessing the CIA Program -- Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamini, Spectator
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