Monthly Archives: February 2023

Click here to see full post and photos – PNS Tariq (Former HMS Ambuscade of Falklands fame) at sea. Soon to be transferred back to the UK for a new naval museum on Clyde in Scotland where she was originally built.

HMS Ambuscade pictured arriving in Portsmouth Harbour on 2nd September 1989 1975 / 2750t disp.Built by Yarrow Shipbuilders, Scotstoun (1008)Frigate operated by the Royal NavySold to Pakistan in 1993 and renamed TARIQ from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/uZbIehi via IFTTT

Click here to see full post and photos – BRP Sierra Madre – A bastion of sovereignty, Ex-USN LST BRP Sierra Madre of the Philippine Navy on eternal vigil against those who dare threaten Philippine sovereignty, with the backdrop of a Chinese Coast Guard vessel sailing to challenge it.

5 languages Article Talk Read Edit View history From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia USS Harnett County (AGP-821) in South Vietnamese waters, c. 1967–1970. Atop her flight deck is a Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw helicopter (left) and a Navy Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron Three (HAL-3) “Seawolf” UH-1B Huey gunship. History United States Name USS LST-821 Builder Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana Laid down 19 SeptemberContinue reading “Click here to see full post and photos – BRP Sierra Madre – A bastion of sovereignty, Ex-USN LST BRP Sierra Madre of the Philippine Navy on eternal vigil against those who dare threaten Philippine sovereignty, with the backdrop of a Chinese Coast Guard vessel sailing to challenge it.”

Click here to see full post and photos – Warship Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023: A Dozen Stars and a Wigwam

U.S. Navy Photo by JOC(AC) Warren Grass. National Archives Catalog #: 80-G-K K-98130 Above we see the unpresuming Navajo/Cherokee/Apache-class fleet tug USS Tawasa (AT-92) departing Subic Bay bound for Haiphong in February 1973 to take part in Operation End Sweep. Don’t let her workaday appearance fool you, launched eight decades ago today– 22 February 1943– she saw more hairy situationsContinue reading “Click here to see full post and photos – Warship Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023: A Dozen Stars and a Wigwam”

After long, costly road, Air Force happy with new KC-46 vision system By Stephen Losey

WASHINGTON — The remote vision system for the U.S. Air Force’s latest tanker was meant to transform how the service conducts aerial refueling. It did bring about change — but the service and the aircraft’s manufacturer, Boeing, concede it hasn’t lived up to all its expectations. Now, after years of halting development and at times contentious negotiations,Continue reading “After long, costly road, Air Force happy with new KC-46 vision system By Stephen Losey”

Oshkosh Flaunts Upgraded Tactical Vehicle After Losing $8.7B US Army Deal

  Oshkosh Defense will showcase its upgraded 4-door Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) at the International Defence Exhibition & Conference (IDEX) 2023 in the United Arab Emirates. The announcement comes after the American firm lost an $8.7 billion recompete contract to supply the US Army with 20,000 JLTVs. According to Oshkosh, the vehicle will be equipped with an ObjectiveContinue reading “Oshkosh Flaunts Upgraded Tactical Vehicle After Losing $8.7B US Army Deal”