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UK Type 45 Air Defense Destroyer Heads for Falklands
One of the Royal Navy’s newest and most powerful warships is to set sail for the Falkland Islands a day before the 30th anniversary of the British task force setting sail for war. HMS Dauntless, the second of the Navy’s hi-tech Type 45 air defence destroyers, will leave its home port of Portsmouth Naval Base [...]
Navy’s New Robotics Lab Will Speed Technology to the Total Force
Scientists based in the nation’s capital are stepping into the desert and rainforest to run experiments on autonomous systems without having to set foot outside the Navy’s new robotics laboratory, officials said April 2. The Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research (LASR), located at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington D.C., is the first addition [...]
Russian destroyer heads for Syria port: report
A Russian navy destroyer will dock at the Syrian port of Tartus in the coming days after setting out on a planned mission to the region, agencies quoted military officials as saying Monday. The Smetlivy guided-missile destroyer sailed for the Mediterranean from its Black Sea base of Sevastopol over the weekend and will shortly arrive [...]
Navy Unveils First Fleet P-8A Poseidon to Public, Maritime Community at Annual Symposium
The U.S. Navy made history March 28 when the newest multi-mission maritime aircraft, P-8A Poseidon, graced invited guests with its first public appearance as a member of the patrol and reconnaissance community, and opened the doors to its Integrated Training Center. “We are making history today as we officially roll out the P-8A Poseidon to [...]
Cutting Navy While Obama Pivots to Asia Does Not Add Up
You know it’s bad when the President’s own national security adviser calls the Secretary of Defense over for a meeting at the White House to explain exactly how the administration is “pivoting” to Asia yet shrinking the Navy and the Air Force. But that’s what happened earlier this year. It is no surprise given the [...]
US Navy Carrier Air Wing 14 Deactivation Cancelled
The Navy directed U.S. Pacific Fleet and Naval Air Forces to stop, and reverse the deactivation process for carrier air wing (CVW) 14 in a memo dated March 20. The National Defense Authorization Act, signed into law Dec. 31, 2011, mandates that the Navy maintain a minimum of 10 carrier air wings and a dedicated [...]
China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities
The question of how the United States should respond to China’s military modernization effort, including its naval modernization effort, has emerged as a key issue in U.S. defense planning. The question is of particular importance to the U.S. Navy, because many U.S. military programs for countering improved Chinese military forces would fall within the Navy’s [...]
Indian Firms Win First Scorpene Subcontracts
DCNS, a world leader in naval defence, signed through DCNS India a contract with SEC Industries worth Rs 310-cr (approximately €50 million) for the local manufcture of equipment for the P75 Scorpene submarines*. DCNS India** signed a contract with SEC Industries for the manufacture of equipment (hull hatches, cofferdam doors, knuckle hoses, ballast vent valves, [...]
Israeli Navy Acquires Its Sixth Submarine
Israel and Germany signed a contract purchasing a submarine today, Wednesday (March 21). This will be the Israeli Navy’s sixth submarine. Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Defense Ministry CEO, Maj. Gen. (res.) Udi Shani and secretary of state of the German Federal Defense Ministry, Wolf Rudiger attended the signing ceremony the purchase. Navy Commander, Maj. Gen. [...]
