Australia’s Attack Class submarine project faces criticism over rising costs and milestone delays

 7.30 By Angelique Donnellan Posted 1dday ago, updated 1dday ago Twelve new submarines are being constructed in Adelaide by French shipbuilder, Naval Group, but there are concerns.(Commonwealth Of Australia: Navy Imagery Unit) Share Concerns about the cost, delivery schedule and strategic value of Australia’s future submarine fleet are growing, despite Federal Government assurances the most expensive defence project in the nation’sContinue reading “Australia’s Attack Class submarine project faces criticism over rising costs and milestone delays”

US Navy halts deliveries of Freedom-class littoral combat ship

By: David B. Larter    1 day ago 168   The Freedom-class LCS Detroit sails through the Caribbean Sea. Detroit suffered a casualty to its propulsion system in October 2020. (MC2 Anderson Branch/U.S. Navy) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy has halted deliveries of Lockheed Martin’s Freedom-class littoral combat ship, citing a design flaw with the ship’s transmission. In a statementContinue reading “US Navy halts deliveries of Freedom-class littoral combat ship”

Taiwan military stages drill aimed at repelling China attack Updated 10:41 pm EST, Monday, January 18, 2021

            Photo: Chiang Ying-ying, AP IMAGE 1 OF 4 Soldiers take part in a military exercise in Hsinchu County, northern Taiwan, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. Taiwanese troops using tanks, mortars and small arms staged a drill Tuesday aimed at repelling an attack … more HSINCHU, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese troops using tanks, mortars andContinue reading “Taiwan military stages drill aimed at repelling China attack Updated 10:41 pm EST, Monday, January 18, 2021”

A sad end for HMS Active, which survived Falklands War battles, only to be used as target practice and sunk in Pakistan navy drill HMS Active is a Type 21 frigate which was transferred to Pakistan in 1994 and renamed the PNS Shah Jahan The frigate was sunk during a Pakistan navy live-fire drill in the North Arabian Sea Type-21 Class frigate was built in Southampton, launched in 1972 and survived the Falklands War

 By SOPHIE TANNO FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 00:05 AEDT, 19 January 2021 | UPDATED: 01:34 AEDT, 19 January 2021           e-mail   1kshares 184 View comments HMS Active, a Royal Navy frigate which survived active duty in the Falklands War, has met its end during a Pakistan navy drill.  The Type 21 frigate – decommissioned by the Royal Navy inContinue reading “A sad end for HMS Active, which survived Falklands War battles, only to be used as target practice and sunk in Pakistan navy drill HMS Active is a Type 21 frigate which was transferred to Pakistan in 1994 and renamed the PNS Shah Jahan The frigate was sunk during a Pakistan navy live-fire drill in the North Arabian Sea Type-21 Class frigate was built in Southampton, launched in 1972 and survived the Falklands War”

HMS Triumph arriving Sydney on one of her rare visits HMS Triumph was a Royal Navy Colossus-class light fleet aircraft carrier. She served in the Korean War and later, after reconstruction, as a support ship.

  HMS Triumph arriving Sydney on one of her rare visits HMS Triumph was a Royal Navy Colossus-class light fleet aircraft carrier. She served in the Korean War and later, after reconstruction, as a support ship. https://ift.tt/29MSo1z from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/35VGbmi via IFTTT