Launch ceremony of the second and third 70m-long Type 218SG submarines at TKMS shipyard in Kiel, Germany. Credit: © thyssenkrupp AG.German naval company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has launched the Republic of Singapore Navy’s (RSN) second and third Invincible-class or Type 218SG submarines. On 13 December, the company hosted a combined launch ceremony for both the vessels atContinue reading “TKMS launches Singapore’s second and third Type 218SG submarines The fourth vessel, Inimitable, is currently under construction.”
Monthly Archives: December 2022
US Navy destroyer Carl M Levin completes acceptance trials The two-day trial, reviewed by INSURV, validated performance and capabilities of the ship’s onboard systems.
The Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA ship USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) arrives at Fleet Activities Yokosuka. Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler R. Fraser.The US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA guided missile destroyer, the future USS Carl M Levin (DDG 120), has successfully concluded the acceptance trials. The two-day long trialsContinue reading “US Navy destroyer Carl M Levin completes acceptance trials The two-day trial, reviewed by INSURV, validated performance and capabilities of the ship’s onboard systems.”
The ‘Doomsday wreck’ packed with 1,400 tonnes of explosives that could create a tsunami in the Thames Estuary
Laura Skitt 14th December 2022 at 2:20pm Visible masts of the wreck of SS Richard Montgomery protude from the Thames Estuary (Picture: Jason Richardson / Alamy Stock Photo). Since 1944, the people of Sheerness in Kent and Southend-on-Sea in Essex have been living near 1,400 tonnes of unexploded ordnance – enough, some say, to createContinue reading “The ‘Doomsday wreck’ packed with 1,400 tonnes of explosives that could create a tsunami in the Thames Estuary”
First P-8A MPA for RNZAF Touches Down in New Zealand
New Zealand Defence Force picture First P-8A MPA For RNZAF Touches Down In New Zealand The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has welcomed the first of our four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) to Aotearoa New Zealand on 13 December 2022. Naval News Staff 13 Dec 2022 New Zealand MoD press release MinisterContinue reading “First P-8A MPA for RNZAF Touches Down in New Zealand”
Defending America December 12, 2022 7:00 PM (Includes RNZAF in Guam)
The men and women of the United States armed forces serve their country every day around the world. Here’s a look at images from deployments and training exercises over the past week, captured by photographers serving in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. 1 | 35 Sailors prepare an EA-18G GrowlerContinue reading “Defending America December 12, 2022 7:00 PM (Includes RNZAF in Guam)”
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