MAY 25, 2023 ANALYSIS Should the Royal Navy rebuild its minelaying capability? The RN currently has no stock of sea mines or dedicated minelaying platforms. Here we look at whether regenerating this capability would be worthwhile and the options available. Background At the end of the Cold War, the UK rapidly divested its stock ofContinue reading “Should the Royal Navy rebuild its minelaying capability? The RN currently has no stock of sea mines or dedicated minelaying platforms. Here we look at whether regenerating this capability would be worthwhile and the options available.”
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Aircraft Carrier USS George Washington Redelivers to Navy After 2,120-Day Overhaul – By: Sam LaGrone May 25, 2023 4:44 PM
USS George Washington (CVN-73) returning from sea trials on May 25, 2023. HII Photo USS George Washington (CVN-73) is back at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., after passing Navy acceptance trails following its mid-life overhaul, USNI News has learned. The carrier left HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding for sea trials following the completion of its almost six-year-long refueling andContinue reading “Aircraft Carrier USS George Washington Redelivers to Navy After 2,120-Day Overhaul – By: Sam LaGrone May 25, 2023 4:44 PM”
New Zealand soldiers perform ‘war dance’ in support of Ukraine – Video – 26th May 2023 at 12:32pm
Play Video Watch: The haka is performed in support of Ukraine. A video of a ‘New Zealand war dance’ in support of Ukraine has been posted on Twitter by the wartorn country’s Ministry of Defence. The haka is a ceremonial Māori dance, usually performed in a group, and is seen as a display of pride,Continue reading “New Zealand soldiers perform ‘war dance’ in support of Ukraine – Video – 26th May 2023 at 12:32pm”
Sixty days on a ledge in the Atlantic to raise money for military charities – 26th May 2023 at 4:41pm
Located in the North Atlantic, Rockall is a small, uninhabited rocky islet (Picture: piemags/PJF / Alamy Stock Photo). A British Army veteran who then spent more than 20 years training Bristol University Royal Naval Unit students, is to join forces with two highly skilled radio operators to take on a fundraising challenge on what heContinue reading “Sixty days on a ledge in the Atlantic to raise money for military charities – 26th May 2023 at 4:41pm”
Years before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan sank a US warship in China
USS Panay is seen in trials in off Woosung, China, in 1928. Photo credit: National Museum of the US Navy Share BY BRAD LENDON CNN Wiresource (CNN) — It’s a day seared into America’s collective memory: December 7, 1941. The day Imperial Japanese warplanes launched a devastating surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, sinking or damaging 19Continue reading “Years before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan sank a US warship in China”
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