New in 2022: These cannon-cockers are testing the Corps’ new ship-sinking missile

By Todd South Jan 3, 08:28 PM A Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System launcher deploys into position aboard Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Hawaii, Aug. 16, 2021. (Maj. Nick Mannweiler/Marine Corps) Canon-cocking artillery Marines in California will kick off the first of two years of experimentation with the Corps’ ship-sinking missile in 2022. The Marines of 11th Marine Regiment at Camp PendletonContinue reading “New in 2022: These cannon-cockers are testing the Corps’ new ship-sinking missile”

Drones bound for base housing US troops shot down on anniversary of Soleimani assassination: report

By Rachel Nostrant Jan 4, 02:37 AM Protestors gather outside of Baghdad International Airport Jan. 2, 2022, marking the second anniversary of the drone strike that killed Iranian military commander and head of it’s Quds Forces, General Qasem Soleimani in 2020. (Ameer Al Mohammedaw/ AP Images) Two drones headed toward an Iraqi base hosting U.S. troops near Baghdad International AirportContinue reading “Drones bound for base housing US troops shot down on anniversary of Soleimani assassination: report”

China’s Navy commissioned new 30,000-ton assault ship

NEWSMARITIME SECURITYByDaisuke SatoJan 2, 2022Modified date: 1 hour ago Image via Weibo The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) reportedly commissioned the second Type 075 landing helicopter dock (NATO reporting name Yushen-class landing helicopter assault) into service on December 2021, according to local media reports. The commissioning ceremony of the new 30,000-ton amphibious assault ship took placeContinue reading “China’s Navy commissioned new 30,000-ton assault ship”

Six Years Late And $2.8 Billion Over Budget Navy’s Costly Carrier Is Ready For Training And Operations

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). The first-of-class ship — the first new U.S. aircraft carrier design in 40 years. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ridge Leoni/Released) BloombergTotal Views: 0 January 2, 2022 By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) –The Navy’s costliest warship finally has all the elevators needed to lift bombs from below itsContinue reading “Six Years Late And $2.8 Billion Over Budget Navy’s Costly Carrier Is Ready For Training And Operations”

New in 2022: These cannon-cockers are testing the Corps’ new ship-sinking missile

By Todd South Jan 3, 08:28 PM A Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System launcher deploys into position aboard Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Hawaii, Aug. 16, 2021. (Maj. Nick Mannweiler/Marine Corps) Canon-cocking artillery Marines in California will kick off the first of two years of experimentation with the Corps’ ship-sinking missile in 2022. The Marines of 11th Marine Regiment at Camp PendletonContinue reading “New in 2022: These cannon-cockers are testing the Corps’ new ship-sinking missile”