Australia and the United States have successfully tested AUKUS Pillar II subsea and seabed warfare capabilities during an undersea warfare activity as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026 (RIMPAC 26) in July. Taking place off the coast of Hawaii, RIMPAC 26 is the world’s largest international maritime exercise, involving 34 nations and moreContinue reading “Australia and US test subsea and seabed warfare capabilities”
Monthly Archives: August 2026
Patrol ship HMS Trent sends heavy-lift drone into Caribbean skies in a River-class first
24th August 2026 at 4:16pm HMS Trent has become the first River-class Batch 2 patrol ship to operate a heavy-lift drone at sea. The Malloy T-150B was launched and recovered from the warship’s moving flight deck during a series of test flights in the Caribbean. Remote pilots and engineers from Scout Flight 700X Naval AirContinue reading “Patrol ship HMS Trent sends heavy-lift drone into Caribbean skies in a River-class first”
History of HMNZS Tarapunga (Q1187)(PP3566) as far as I can find out.
8 x depth charges ASDIC Complement: 10 officers and ratings Builder: Everett Marine Ways Inc near Seattle, Washington, United States – ordered 21 February 1942, completed January 1943 Key Dates: Commissioned 13 May 1943 as Q1187 [Tarapunga] Paid off 19 September 1945 [Tarapunga] sold privately but returned in 1950 to the RNZN Pennant No.: Q1187 as SDML Renamed: Tarapunga as Mako 1980Continue reading “History of HMNZS Tarapunga (Q1187)(PP3566) as far as I can find out.”
RNZN Ship of the Day – HMS/HMNZS Gambia (48, later C48)
In February 1945 Davis-Goff joined the cruiser HMNZS Gambia , which was operating as a unit of the Fourth Cruiser Squadron of the British Pacific fleet. Gambia was off Japan at the cessation of hostilities in August 1945, and he was in command of its landing party, which took the surrender of the Japanese navalContinue reading “RNZN Ship of the Day – HMS/HMNZS Gambia (48, later C48)”
Navy discusses renaming aircraft carrier after Trump instead of heroic Black sailor
The USS Doris Miller would be the first aircraft carrier named after a Black person and an enlisted sailor — a decision made during Trump’s first term. Aug. 21, 2026, 2:41 PM GMT+12 By Courtney Kube and Mosheh Gains Navy leadership is discussing renaming a Navy aircraft carrier after President Donald Trump, according to two U.S. officials. The ship,Continue reading “Navy discusses renaming aircraft carrier after Trump instead of heroic Black sailor”
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