The watch boats delivered in December to reinforce the Nigerian Patrol Forces were christened and commissioned in the presence of distinguished guests on the occasion of the 69th naval birthday at the Beecroft base in Apapa opposite Lagos Island. The two new Sea Eagle boats (38 metres, 190 tonnes) built in Malaysia and purchased by Singapore...
The Ministry of Defence in Wellington has decided not to rely on civilian helicopters as initially planned, but on tried-and-tested military models such as the NH90, AW159 Wildcat, MH-60R Seahawk or a modified Bell 412. Only five of the former eight Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopters from the ten originally manufactured for Australia are still in use.
Launching of Moroccan patrol vessel at Navantia The launching of a new Avante 1800 offshore patrol vessel (OPV) for the Moroccan navy was completed at the Spanish Navantia shipyard in San Fernando near Cádiz at the end of May. The 87 metre long vessel has only been given the hull number 502; an official name has not yet been...
The electric cannon - Japan's railgun project picks up speed The subject of the "electric cannon" (railgun) is far from over: The Japanese Self-Defence Forces (JSDF) recently installed a demonstrator on board the test carrier "Asuka" - a 151-metre-long ship with a displacement of 6,300 tonnes that is strongly reminiscent of former US destroyers. Between...
Eight months after the first steel cut, the ship was completed at BAE Systems' Scotstoun shipyard and decked out for the christening by Princess Kate: "Glasgow", the type ship of the 6,900 tonne Type 26 class of the Royal Navy. It was not christened with champagne, but traditionally with a bottle of Scotch whisky. It...
Eight months after the first steel cut, the ship was completed at BAE Systems' Scotstoun shipyard and decked out for the christening by Princess Kate: "Glasgow", the type ship of the 6,900 tonne Type 26 class of the Royal Navy. It was not christened with champagne, but traditionally with a bottle of Scotch whisky. It...
Apparently, the Chinese navy now also has super-large, autonomously operating small submarines of the XLUUV (Extra-Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle) type - in five different prototypes. Recent images show the road transport of one of these models for the first time: concealed under a tarpaulin is an approximately twelve-metre-long object that was initially...
The MQ-28 Ghost Bat, developed by Boeing Defence Australia in the state of Queensland, is an unmanned combat aircraft (UCAV) that was created in close cooperation with the Australian Air Force. The drone is designed for autonomous use and is intended to operate as a so-called "Loyal Wingman" together with manned fighter jets in the future. After successful...
What British missiles failed to do in the Falklands War, their own navy has now done: the "Alférez Sobral" has been sunk. What the Royal Navy failed to achieve in the Falklands War by firing missiles, artillery hits during an Argentine navy exercise at the end of May have now done: The final sinking of the guard ship "Alférez Sobral". At the beginning of May 1982...
What British missiles failed to do in the Falklands War, their own navy has now done: the "Alférez Sobral" has been sunk. What the Royal Navy failed to achieve in the Falklands War by firing missiles, artillery hits during an Argentine navy exercise at the end of May have now done: The final sinking of the guard ship "Alférez Sobral". At the beginning of May 1982...
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