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Russia Snubs India; Cancels Navy, Army War Games
Russia has snubbed India in the recent months by cancelling two important bilateral war games, usually held under a well-established arrangement, a senior official said on Monday. The move has raised eyebrows in the Indian defence establishment. The Russians have called off the Indra series of navy and army war games in the recent weeks, [...]
Navy helicopters exercise with USA’s newest aircraft carrier
Helicopters from 849 Naval Air Squadron have been taking part in a major maritime exercise this week with the United States aircraft carrier USS George H W Bush off the west coast of Cornwall. The exercise, codenamed Saxon Warrior, is an important part of the co-operation between the UK and the US militaries, and has [...]
Russian submarine to join NATO exercise for first time
A Russian submarine will take part in the world’s biggest submarine rescue exercise with its former Cold War foe NATO next week, the Western military alliance said Friday. The Russian submarine, the first to participate in any NATO exercise, will drop to the bottom of the Mediterranean along with Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish submarines and [...]
First Moroccan Frigate Passes Sea Acceptance Trials
The 105 mtrs long SIGMA class frigate, built by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding for the Royal Moroccan Navy, left Vlissingen on the 6th of May for her sea acceptance trials (SAT) in the North Sea, right on schedule as agreed in the contract. During the SAT, a very intensive program was carried out in which [...]
Pakistan considers naval base move after attack
Pakistan said Wednesday it was considering whether to relocate its Karachi naval air base after a Taliban attack killed 10 security personnel and destroyed two US-made surveillance aircraft. Sunday’s assault was the worst on a military base since the army headquarters was besieged in October 2009, further embarrassing the armed forces three weeks after Osama [...]
UCAS-D Flight Test Team Honored Twice by USAF
The U.S. Air Force has recognized for operational excellence the U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman flight test team that successfully conducted first and subsequent flights of the Navy’s X-47B unmanned aircraft earlier this year. The team, which performed its work as part of the Navy’s Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration (UCAS-D) program, was honored at two [...]
UCAVs on aircraft carriers by 2018, says USN Chief
The chief of naval operations (CNO) delivered remarks and answered questions at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., May 13. CNO Adm. Gary Roughead discussed a multitude of topics affecting the future of the Navy and its operational ability, especially in regards to unmanned systems. Roughead spoke about the Navy’s expectations as it evolves unmanned [...]
US Navy recruits gamers to help in piracy strategy
The US Navy is turning to the wisdom of the crowd to forge military strategy, inviting the public to join an online game in which Somali pirates have hijacked commercial ships. The Office of Naval Research plans this month to launch the US military’s first online war game to draw on the ideas of thousands [...]
Australian Amphibious Ship Update
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today provided an update on the Royal Australian Navy’s Amphibious Ship capability. Purchase of Largs Bay The Government announced on 6 April that Australia had been successful in its bid to acquire the United Kingdom’s Bay Class amphibious ship Largs Bay at a [...]
