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Canadian, New Zealand and Australian warships HMCS Regina, HMNZS Aotearoa and HMAS Sydney conduct a replenishment at sea during RIMPAC26.

The Historic 1918 Warship – The former Flower-class (Anchusa type – Q Ship) HMS President, moved by tugboats GPS Arcadia and GPS Iberia – leaving Chatham, for Erith to the breakers yard.

The seventh USS Ranger (CV/CVA-61) was the third of four Forrestal-class supercarriers built for the United States Navy in the 1950s.

Although all four ships of the class were completed with angled decks, Ranger had the distinction of being the first U.S. carrier built from the beginning as an angled-deck ship. Commissioned in 1957, she served extensively in the Pacific, especially the Vietnam War, for which she earned 13 battle stars. Near the end of her career, she also servedContinue reading “The seventh USS Ranger (CV/CVA-61) was the third of four Forrestal-class supercarriers built for the United States Navy in the 1950s.”

US Navy 2 years behind on hypersonic missile installation on Zumwalt destroyers

By Michael Peck –  Jul 18, 2026, 07:45 AM The USS Zumwalt sails in the Pacific, April 2022. (MC1 Peter Burghart/US Navy) The U.S. Navy’s expensive effort to install hypersonic missiles on three Zumwalt-class destroyers is two years behind schedule, according to government auditors. In addition to problems stemming from both the destroyers and the missiles, the Navy and Army are reportedly not coordinating workContinue reading “US Navy 2 years behind on hypersonic missile installation on Zumwalt destroyers”

Partners in paradise: UK among 30 nations involved in massive maritime exercise off Hawaii

Mike Morton – 16th July 2026 at 4:28pm Thirty nations, 30 ships, five submarines, more than 190 aircraft and over 30,000 personnel have been taking part in an exercise to strengthen partnerships across the Indo-Pacific. Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026, which is better known as Rimpac 26, is the world’s largest international maritime exerciseContinue reading “Partners in paradise: UK among 30 nations involved in massive maritime exercise off Hawaii”