Monthly Archives: December 2022

Iowa-class battleship firing off a broadside. The Iowa-class battleships consisted of six planned fast battleships. The U.S. Navy ordered the Iowa-class to be built in 1939 and 1940 – just in time for the nation’s most demanding naval conflict: the Pacific Theater of World War II. While six Iowa ships were built, only four were ever commissioned: the Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri, and Wisconsin. The Illinois and Kentucky were laidContinue reading “Photos – Iowa-Class: The U.S. Navy’s Most Powerful Battleship Ever? By Harrison Kass Published16 seconds ago”

    Divers were able to map the wreck site using specialized camera (Northern Territory Government)PUBLISHED DEC 2, 2022 8:09 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE   Australia completed its first 3D survey of a wreck in deep waters off the coast near Darwin. It is hoped that the unique project which took three years to completeContinue reading “Video: Australia Completes 3D Survey of WWII Japanese Submarine”

Northrop Grumman unveiled the B-21 stealth bomber at a livestreamed ceremony on Dec. 2, 2022. (Northrop Grumman/screengrab) The B-21, the first new bomber for the Air Force in over 30 years, “looks imposing, but what’s under the frame and the space-age coatings is even more impressive,” Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said. By   VALERIE INSINNAContinue reading “Top secret B-21 Raider stealth bomber finally revealed in high-powered ceremony”

Play Video A contingent of the New Zealand Defence Force welcomed the UK Defence Secretary with their famous Haka – a ceremonial Māori war dance. One hundred and twenty New Zealand Defence Force personnel are supporting the UK-led training of Ukrainian soldiers. Since June, the British Army and its international colleagues have overseen the training ofContinue reading “Video – Defence Secretary Ben Wallace faces the Haka from New Zealand Defence Force 30th November 2022 at 11:35am”

ave articlThe Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) replaced a faulty propeller on a Lockheed Martin C-130H tactical transport in sub-zero temperatures in Antarctica. The aircraft had flown to Phoenix Airfield carrying New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern and other officials, says the RNZAF. Source: Royal New Zealand Air Force An ice shelter protected theContinue reading “RNZAF swaps C-130H propeller in ‘brutally cold’ Antarctica By Greg Waldron1 December 2022”