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 buying seventy-two F-35As as a replacement for the RAAF’s Hornets. It is a move that could see the new Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) vessels of the Canberra Class adopt a strike carrier guise. The F-35A is the conventional take-off and landing ...
Read moreTOKYO 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 ...
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UKRAINIAN NAVY FLAGSHIP HEADS HOME And Proves She did not Defect to Pro-Russia Faction Report and photographs by Special Correspondent Cem Devrim Yaylali, Istanbul The flagship of ...
Read moreUSN 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 ...
Read moreIRAN 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 ...
Read moreBURMA 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. ...
Read moreNEW 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 ...
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