RN & USN ‘SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP’ TO GROW EVER TIGHTER The top officers in the navies of the United Kingdom and USA shared a platform in London to explain how their two services are moving closer together as new ships, aircraft and submarines are being developed and enter service. First Sea Lord Admiral Sir George Zambellas and Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert gave a joint talk at the Royal Institute of International ...
Read moreCANDIDATES FOR FUTURE RCN WARSHIP SQUARE UP Canada is starting the process of drawing up a short list of potential future frigates as it looks to move its major ...
Read moreFINNS ‘ATTACK’ SUSPECTED SUBMARINE In the wake of Sweden’s hunt for an underwater intruder in October last year Finland went a step further and actually attacked a similar ...
Read moreRUSSIA THREATENS TO TARGET DANISH WARSHIPS WITH NUKES A decision by Denmark to link its major naval units to a planned Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) shield for Europe provoked ...
Read moreUSA’s RUSSIAN THREAT WARNING PROVOKES MOSCOW’s ANGER Europe is facing the twin-pronged threat of Russian aggression and Islamic terrorism, according to the Chairman of the US Joint ...
Read moreLASER WEAPON TESTED IN THE GULF A shipboard laser weapon capable of shooting down drones or destroying Fast Attack Craft (FAC) has been undergoing a series of tests by ...
Read moreNORWAY TO TOUGHEN UP DEFENCES AGAINST RUSSIA Norwegian defence minister, Ine Eriksen Soreide has ordered a thorough evaluation of her nation’s military’s capabilities. She said European insecurity ...
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