Category: Aircraft Carrier
Air Force , Aircraft Carrier , Aviation , Daily News , Fighter , Missiles , Multi-Role , Naval , News , Ordnance , RAF , Royal Navy , UK
UK Defence Minister Jeremy Quin announced today that a contract worth £550 million ($750 million) has been signed with MBDA for the demonstration and manufacture of SPEAR miniature cruise missiles,… Continue reading "UK Signs £550 Million Contract For F-35 SPEAR Missiles Day After Declaring F-35 Maritime IOC"
3 years ago
Aircraft Carrier , China , Daily News , Naval , Navy , News , PLA Navy , Surface Combatant , USA
Following on from the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Shandong aircraft carrier sailing through the Taiwan Straits on Sunday and conducting exercises in the South China Seas comes news that… Continue reading "China’s Second Helicopter Assault Ship Begins Sea Trials After Carrier Group Sorties"
3 years ago
Aircraft Carrier , China , Daily News , Naval , Navy , News , PLA Navy , Politics , Surface Combatant , Taiwan , USA
On 20 December a Chinese task force consisting of the Shandong Type-002 aircraft carrier and four other vessels concluded a transit through the Taiwan Strait. According to the PRC news,… Continue reading "Shandong Transit: China Again Seeks to Intimidate Taiwan"
3 years ago
Aircraft Carrier , Aviation , Daily News , Defense , India , Multi-Role , Naval , Navy , News , USA
American aerospace giant Boeing, working alongside the U.S. Navy, has demonstrated that it’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet can operate from a “ski jump” ramp, demonstrating the aircraft’s suitability for India’s aircraft… Continue reading "F/A-18 Super Hornet Demonstrates STOBAR Capability in Bid for Indian Navy Carrier Fighter Contract"
3 years ago
Aircraft Carrier , Daily News , Defense , Naval , News , Royal Navy , UK
In October, one of the Royal Navy’s carriers, HMS Prince of Wales suffered a significant flood in its engine room. The damage to the engine spaces left equipment and electronic… Continue reading "Repairs to Flood Damaged HMS Prince of Wales to Cost $4.5 Million"
3 years ago
Aircraft Carrier , Daily News , Defense , NATO , Naval , Navy , News , Submarine , Support Vessel , Surface Combatant , Unmanned , USA
On 10th December, the US Navy unveiled a new report to Congress on “Annual Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Vessels”. The plan envisions a long-term reduction in the supercarrier… Continue reading "US Navy Presents Plan to Field Over 400 Manned Vessels by 2045"
3 years ago
Aircraft Carrier , Daily News , Defense , Naval , Navy , News , Politics , Russia
At the beginning of December, Russian News Agency Tass reported on the possible return to service of the Kuznetsov aircraft carrier. The infamous flattop, commissioned in 1991, most recently undertook… Continue reading "Kuznetsov To Return To Service By 2022"
3 years ago
Aircraft Carrier , China , Daily News , Defense , Naval , News , PLA Navy , Politics
China’s flattop program is apparently on a steady course. The Type-002 aircraft carrier, Shandong, will reportedly be combat-ready with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) by the end of 2020.… Continue reading "China’s Second Aircraft Carrier Set To Be Combat Ready By End of 2020"
3 years ago
Aircraft Carrier , Breaking News , Daily News , Naval , Navy , News , USA , USMC
The US Navy has announced that the USS Bonhomme Richard will be decommissioned and scrapped, after an investigation found that the damage the amphibious assault ship sustained during a fire… Continue reading "USS Bonhomme Richard To Be Decommissioned and Scrapped Following Fire"
3 years ago
Aircraft Carrier , Aviation , Bomber , China , Daily News , Defense , Missiles , Naval , Navy , News , Ordnance , PLA , USA
The advance in the construction and development of missiles achieved by the People’s Republic of China is a serious issue raised by the Pentagon in its annual report on the… Continue reading "The US Navy’s Greatest Fear – China’s New Carrier Killer Missiles"
3 years ago
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