Four Ex-US Army Vessels Now in Commercial Service in Port Vila
Photos courtesy of Chris Sattler
Vietnamese Frigate Begins Friendly Visit to Hong Kong
Frigate 016-Quang Trung with a delegation of the Viet Nam People’s Navy (VPN) on Friday arrived at the Stonecutters Island port, commencing a friendship visit to Hong Kong after attending…
MB Antlantico Replenishes From FS Jacques Chevallier
The Multipurpose Aerodrome Ship (NAM) “Atlântico” carried out, yesterday (21), the Oil Transfer at Sea (TOM) exercise, with the participation of the Logistics Support Ship (NApLog) “Jacques Chevalier”, from the…
NATO Fleet Minehunters Defuse 17 Explosive Devices
The seven mine countermeasures vessels of the NATO fleet SNMCMG1 disabled 17 explosives in less than five days in less than five days last week. This happened during a mine…
Charles de Gaulle’s Catapults Tested During Refit
In order to check the proper functioning of the catapults that were dismantled during the work and to proceed with their calibration, models of different masses are printed. They reproduce…
45 Years of the US Navy’s First Multirole Aircraft
Born out of necessity and innovation, the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet introduced a level of aircraft superiority that had not been seen before and set the standard for future development…
HMS Prince of Wales Holds Mojave Trials off US Coast
The largest uncrewed aircraft ever launched from a Royal Navy aircraft carrier has paved the way for the next generation of UK naval air power. Codenamed ‘Mojave’, the specially-modified aircraft…
Antiaircraft Missiles on Visby Class Corvettes
This week, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration signed a contract with MBDA UK Ltd to equip the Visby corvette with the Common Anti-air Modular Missiles (CAMM) surface-to-air missiles. The corvettes…
Trials of Project 955A Imperator Aleksandr III Near Conclusion
The state trials of the Project 955A (Borei-A) strategic nuclear-powered submarine Imperator Aleksandr III intended to join the Pacific Fleet are nearing completion, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Tuesday.…
Northern Fleet Pilots Practice Air to Air Refueling in Arctic Drills
Pilots of MiG-31 interceptor fighters and Su-24 bombers of the Northern Fleet’s air regiment practiced mid-air refueling from an Il-78 aerial refueling tanker in drills, the Fleet’s press office reported…