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News Digest from the October and November 2014 editions

US NAVY SPEARHEADS SYRIAN STRIKES American naval forces remained at the forefront of the action as two warships launching cruise missiles joined carrier-based jets in conducting strikes against terrorist targets in Syria. While the aircraft launched from the USS George H.W. Bush as she sailed in the Arabian Gulf, the cruiser USS Philippine Sea and destroyer USS Arleigh Burke fired Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAM) from the Red Sea. Jets from the ...

News Digest from the September 2014 Edition

STRIKE CARRIER FOR RAN? The Australian Government has acknowledged that it is considering the acquisition of a number of F-35B Lightning II strike jets having already committed to ...

News Digest from the May 2014 Edition

TOKYO ORDERS MARINE CORPS TO BE ESTABLISHED Japan intends to establish a 3,000-strong rapid amphibious assault force modelled on the US Marine Corps (USMC). The force will be equipped ...

News Digest from the February 2014 Edition

USN CRUISER IN NEAR MISS WITH CHINESE WARSHIP A US Navy guided-missile cruiser was forced to take evasive action to avoid a collision with a Chinese naval vessel in ...

News Digest from January 2014 issue

IRAN INCREASES UNDERSEA WARFARE CAPABILITY The Iranians appear to have launched a new class of submarine. Satellite imagery showed a 40m long submarine tied up at the Bastanu Shipyard ...

News Digest from the July and August 2013 editions

BURMA MAY SPARK SUB RACE Pakistan is reportedly training Burma’s first generation of submariners after reports surfaced of approximately 20 of the country’s navy personnel arriving in Karachi. ...

News Digest from the June 2013 Edition

NEW AIRCRAFT CARRIER FOR BRAZILIAN NAVY The French defence giant DCNS is to help Brazil with the latest stage in its plan to create a navy to match its ...