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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pentagon bolsters the US presence in the Middle East with bomber aircraft and warships

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Carrier, destroyers, jets: Weapons used in fight against Houthis

Firstpost

The US-led coalition is using the FA18 Super Hornet, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier USS Carney, USS Gravely and USS Laboon destroyers in the battle against the Houthis in the Red Sea. The website says the jet is able to perform “virtually every mission in the tactical spectrum, including air superiority, day/night strike with precision-guided weapons, fighter escort, close …

Navy Air Boeing Strike Fight Maine Website

11 months, 3 weeks ago

4 Destroyers, 1 Frigate: Navy's Big Push to Boost Security Amid Attacks on Merchant Vessels

News 18

Amid the recent spate of attacks on merchant vessels, the Indian Navy has now deployed a total of four destroyers, one frigate and one P-8I long-range patrol aircraft in the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden to ensure maritime security. The Indian Navy, in response to these incidents, has deployed task groups comprising destroyers and frigates to undertake maritime security …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian Navy presses 5 destroyers for securing Arabian Sea; full details of ships

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: The Indian Navy has now deployed five frontline guided missile destroyers along with logistics tanker, Boeing P 8 I anti-submarine warfare aircraft and long endurance Sea Guardian drone to keep the sea lanes of communication between Bab el-Mandeb to Indian coast safe for merchant shipping and missile attack by Iranian proxies in the Middle-East. INS Visakhapatnam was tasked …

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1 year, 2 months ago

INS Imphal, India’s first warship, delivered 4 months ahead of schedule

The Hindu

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited on Friday delivered to the Indian Navy INS Imphal, the third ship of the Project 15B Class of stealth guided missile destroyers, four months ahead of schedule. It is more versatile than previous Classes of destroyers and frigates in the naval inventory and its all-round capability against enemy submarines, surface warships, anti-ship missiles, and fighter aircraft …

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1 year, 6 months ago

U.S. releases video showing close call between American and Chinese destroyers in Taiwan Strait

LA Times

The USS Chung-Hoon observes a Chinese navy ship conduct what it called an “unsafe” maneuver in the Taiwan Strait on Saturday. The U.S. military released video Monday of what it called an “unsafe” Chinese maneuver in the Taiwan Strait over the weekend, in which a Chinese navy ship cut sharply across the path of an American destroyer, forcing the U.S. …

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1 year, 9 months ago

U.S. Navy applies lessons from costly shipbuilding mistakes

LA Times

Welder Neal Larsen works on the hull of a Zumwalt-class destroyer Aug. 29, 2018, being built in the shipyard at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. The U.S. Navy, following costly lessons after cramming too much new technology onto warships and speeding them into production, is slowing down the design and purchase of its next-generation destroyer, and taking extra steps …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Defence Ministry signs signs ₹1,700-crore deal for 35 BrahMos missiles

The Hindu

The Defence Ministry on Thursday signed a ₹1,700-crore contract with BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd for 35 combat and three practice BrahMos supersonic surface-to-surface cruise missiles for two P-15B class of stealth guided missile destroyers of the Indian Navy. “Induction of these dual-role capable missiles will significantly enhance the operational capability of the Navy fleet assets,” the Defence Ministry said in …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Warplanes, destroyers aimed at Taiwan: China flexes military prowess in video

India Today

Tension escalated across the Taiwan Strait after China launched a series of military exercises around Taipei in response to the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Highlights included 100+ warplanes being deployed, China's new-generation aerial refueler YU-20 was unveiled, and over ten destroyers and frigates conducting a joint blockade exercise. Highlights included 100+ warplanes being deployed, China's new-generation aerial …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Time to Make-for-World, Says Rajnath as Indian Navy Launches Indigenous Warships in Mumbai

News 18

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday expressed India’s grit towards indigenous shipbuilding as he presided over the launch of the Indian Navy destroyer warship INS Surat and frigate INS Udaygiri in Mumbai. The two capital warships of the Indian Navy, designed at the Directorate of Naval Design and built entirely at MDL, was launched simultaneously at Mumbai’s Mazagon Dock Ltd. …

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2 years, 10 months ago

All six Royal Navy destroyers in port amid heightened tensions with Russia

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy All six of the Royal Navy’s state-of-the-art Type 45 destroyers …

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3 years, 7 months ago

ONGC barge accident: Indian Navy captain recalls 'appalling conditions at sea, 120 kmph winds, nine-metre-high waves'