Monthly Archives: April 2012

Why the UK’s carriers will not be ‘airfields at sea’ Print By:   PETER COLLINS  20 hours ago  Source:    Stick or twist? That is the choice facing UK defence secretary Philip Hammond, who is poised to announce a decision on the future of the nation’s carrier strike ambitions and choice of embarked combat aircraft. The mainContinue reading “Why the UK’s carriers will not be ‘airfields at sea’”

Philippine Warship in Standoff With China Vessels Article Comments (35) MORE IN WORLD » Email Print Save↓ More http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=recommend&api_key=368513495882&channel_url=https%3A%2F%2Fs-static.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fconnect%2Fxd_proxy.php%23cb%3Df2d222cec%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fonline.wsj.com%252Ff36d5d3a04%26relation%3Dparent.parent%26transport%3Dpostmessage&extended_social_context=false&href=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303815404577336550439399694.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&node_type=link&ref=wsj_share_FB&sdk=joey&send=false&show_faces=false&width=130 https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303815404577336550439399694.html%3Fmod%3Dwsj_share_goog&size=medium&count=true&hl=en-US&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3DJOD1ja89lSA.en_US.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!-SXmuOx1_3GIepEFVA%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAItRSTN447frVe5SMKbSP1xHTxVgxRKhYA#id=I1_1334124297243&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com&rpctoken=380595627&_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?text=Philippine%20Warship,%20China%20Ships%20in%20Standoff&url=http://on.wsj.com/IDf7GX&via=WSJ&counturl=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303815404577336550439399694.html smaller Larger   By JAMES HOOKWAY The Philippine government Wednesday said its newest warship is locked in a standoff with two Chinese surveillance vessels in a fresh dispute over fishing rights in the resource-rich South China Sea,Continue reading “Philippine Warship in Standoff With China Vessels”

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NZ drops veteran from trip TRACY NEAL  Last updated 13:00 11/04/2012 Share Print Text Size 22 comments MARTIN DE RUYTER ‘MOSSIE’ PILOT: John Beeching of Nelson with a painting of one of the RAF Mosquito bombers he flew during World War II. An English-born pilot who cheated death on wartime raids over Europe has beenContinue reading “NZ drops veteran from trip”

World’s best Defender almost ready to sign for the Navy News World’s best Defender almost ready to sign for the Navy 10 April 2012 The fifth of Britain’s Type 45 destroyers is ‘tuned to optimum performance’ after completing her second period of sea trials off Scotland. HMS Defender spent nearly a month off the ScottishContinue reading “Another new one for the RN”