French shipbuilder DCNS delivered the Marine Nationales fourth FREMM multi-mission frigate...13/4/2017
French shipbuilder DCNS delivered the Marine Nationale’s fourth FREMM multi-mission frigate Auvergne on April 11, in Toulon.
Auvergne is also the fourth anti-submarine warfare (ASW) variant ship. The French Navy has a total of eight frigates in the class on order, six ASW and two anti-air warfare variants. The frigate was launched in September 2015 and started sea trials in September 2016. via John Currin (JC - Ex RNZN) - Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/2pvvUpf Filipino fishermen are once again allowed to fish in the contested waters off Scarborough Shoal...13/4/2017
Filipino fishermen are once again allowed to fish in the contested waters off Scarborough Shoal under Chinese Coast Guard supervision, China’s foreign ministry spokeswoman confirmed during a regular press conference on Monday.
via John Currin (JC - Ex RNZN) - Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/2oAUUye The U.S. Naval Sea System Command has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries a contract for the...13/4/2017
The U.S. Naval Sea System Command has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries a contract for the provision of engineering services and technical, logistics, maintenance and installation/alteration support to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD).
via John Currin (JC - Ex RNZN) - Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/2pvD24O The U.S. Navys MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter completed the initial testing phase aboard...13/4/2017
The U.S. Navy’s MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter completed the initial testing phase aboard a littoral combat ship returning from USS Montgomery (LCS-8) on April 11.
The Fire Scout test team along with USS Montgomery sailors conducted dynamic interface testing to verify the MQ-8C launch and recovery procedures and test interoperability between the unmanned helicopter and the ship. via John Currin (JC - Ex RNZN) - Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/2oAWf8n Japan Maritime Self Defense Force ships might join the U.S. Navys aircraft carrier USS Carl...13/4/2017
Japan Maritime Self Defense Force ships might join the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson for naval drills as the group of ships centered around the aircraft carrier heads for the Korean Peninsula.
Japan would dispatch its destroyers when the U.S. ships enter the East China Sea, Reuters reported military sources as saying. The move is likely to further provoke Kim Jong Un and the North Korea regime. Pyongyang officials already said they would respond to “reckless acts of aggression” with force. via John Currin (JC - Ex RNZN) - Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/2pvif1E |
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