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Taiwan deploying more ‘carrier killers’: report
Taiwan is arming more of its fleet with its new “carrier killer” anti-ship missiles as China conducts further sea trials of its first aircraft carrier, local media said Monday. Five of the Taiwanese navy’s eight Perry-class frigates have been armed with the supersonic Hsiung Ffeng (Brave Wind) III weapons, the Taipei-based China Times said. Some [...]
Canadian Navy Transformation: Adjusting To Deliver A Revitalized Navy
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has undertaken a series of actions to transform and streamline the navy’s organizational structures and processes. The intended goal of these initiatives, which support the overall Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces (DND/CF) Transformation efforts, is to ensure the RCN is structured to operate efficiently and effectively, today and [...]
Iran turns off tracking systems on tankers: report
In a bid to circumvent crippling international sanctions, Iran has been routinely switching off satellite tracking systems on its sea-bound oil tankers, The Washington Post reported. Citing unnamed US officials, the newspaper said the practice has been going on for more than a month. US officials and industry analysts describe it as a cat-and-mouse game [...]
Russia to Test New Naval Air Defense System by Year End
Russian air defense systems manufacturer Almaz Antei hopes to complete testing of its new Poliment-Redut ship-based air defense missile system by the end of this year, the company’s General Director Vladislav Menshikov said on Saturday. Previous Russian media reports have claimed the development of the system has been delayed. Poliment-Redut is derived from the land-based [...]
Pentagon chief calls for Senate to ratify law of sea treaty
US defense chiefs appealed Wednesday for lawmakers to ratify the UN convention on the law of sea, saying the country was at a disadvantage because of the Senate’s refusal to back the accord. The UN convention governing maritime rights entered into force in 1994 but despite support from successive American presidents from both parties, the [...]
US Navy Awards Contract for More Sea Fox Underwater Vehicles
Under contract to Lockheed Martin Corporation, Atlas North America (ATLAS NA) will deliver SeaFox mine neutralization systems as part of a system to address an urgent operational need from U.S. Navy Central Command for a more effective mine countermeasures system embarked in the Avenger-Class ships. This extends previous deliveries of the SeaFox for use with [...]
Third US Littoral Combat Ship Completes Acceptance Trials
The nation’s third Littoral Combat Ship, USS Fort Worth (LCS 3), successfully completed its U.S. Navy acceptance trials and will be delivered to the Navy this summer. Fort Worth is the second surface combatant designed and built by a Lockheed Martin-led industry team. The trials, conducted in Lake Michigan from April 30 to May 4, [...]
China prepared for escalation of Philippine standoff
Chinese vice foreign minister Fu Ying said Beijing was fully ready for an escalation of a drawn-out maritime standoff with the Philippines, as a tense row over a disputed shoal continues. “The Chinese side has… made all preparations to respond to any escalation of the situation by the Philippine side,” she told a Philippine diplomat [...]
Navy Minehunting Fleet Upgraded with Improved Sonar Detection Capability
Engineers from the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City, Fla., completed the first installation of the AN/SQQ-32(V)4 minehunting sonar set upgrade on USS Guardian (MCM 5) April 18, in the ship’s homeport of Sasebo, Japan. The minehunting sonar set is designed to meet the modern challenges of mine detection and classification and is a high-frequency [...]
