Chinese Naval Modernization and Implications
Day: April 11, 2020
Adelaide Departs Sydney for MH-60R Trials
April 7, 2020 – HMAS Adelaide has left its home port in Sydney to conduct First of Class Flight Trials for the MH-60R ‘Romeo’ helicopters off the coast of Queensland. The trials will determine the safe operating limits of the Romeo helicopters on the Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) in a range of sea states and wind speeds at both day…
Read MoreDutch population considers strong armed forces more important than ever
April 9, 2020 (Google Translation) – Research has shown that 67% of the Dutch population is proud of the Dutch military. 67% also think that the threat has increased in the world and that a strong armed forces is now more important than ever. 48% believe that too little money goes to Defense. Figures almost equal to the results of…
Read MoreHMS Scott in Drydock
April 10, 2020 – THIS is what the Royal Navy’s largest survey ship looks like high and dry. Just ten days after returning from an Atlantic deployment – during which she spent three months continuously at sea without putting into harbor – HMS Scott has begun a revamp in Falmouth. The 13,500-tonne vessel is used to hoover up information from…
Read MoreRemembering the first Vampire
April 11, 2020 – Having only served little more than two years at war, HMAS Vampire (I) – a V Class Destroyer in the Royal Australian Navy – had already earned five Battle Honors: Calabria 1940, Libya 1940-41, Greece 1941, Crete 1941 and Indian Ocean 1941-42. After near-constant action in South East Asian waters, Vampire was serving in the Allied…
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