Monthly Archives: December 2013

HMS DUNCAN

British Final Type 45 Destroyer Enters Service Ahead of Schedule1HMS DUNCAN

Armed with the world-leading Sea Viper missile defence system which can neutralise threats up to 70 miles away, the Type 45s are the most powerful air defence destroyers ever used by the Royal Navy.

Measuring 152 metres in length, HMS Duncan and her sister ships are longer than 16 double decker buses and as tall as an electricity pylon. Her onboard power plant can supply enough electricity to light a town of 80,000 people.

Swamp Foxes Change Command aboard USS Harry S. Truman

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Vietnam’s First Kilo-Class Sub Bound for Final Destination

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Navy’s Unmanned Plane Take-Off a Seminal 2013 Navy Event

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Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 2:53 AM
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X-47B Aircraft on deck: Photo credit USN

The first-ever launch of an unmanned aircraft from a modern aircraft carrier, the USS George H.W. Bush, was described by Rear Adm. Mat Winter 
Program Executive Officer for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons, as – “An inflection point in history”. He adds:

“These are exciting times for the Navy as

Rotterdam Subsea Cable Centre Set Up by NKT

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Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 1:54 AM
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Submarine Cable Turntable: Image courtesy of NKT Cables

NKT Cables has established a submarine cable Logistics Centre, with a 9.000 and 4,600 tonne turntable capacity at Rotterdam’s deep-water port in the Netherlands.

The company informs that with its unique cable splicing technology, NKT Cables can connect long sin