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Iran Kilo Class Submarine. Photo courtesy wikicommons

Iran Threatens Sending Warships to U.S., Pentagon Not Really Concerned

By On September 28, 2011

According to several reports this morning, Iran is threatening to send warships to the U.S. East Coast in a shocking threat to the United States.  The threats come as Iranian [...]

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Oman Corvette Heads To Sea For The First Time

By On December 21, 2010

Note to self: Don’t tick off Oman. Portsmouth, United Kingdom: Al Shamikh, the first of three ships being built by BAE Systems for the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) has [...]

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USS Paul F. Foster (DD 964) – the last survivor of the Spruance Class

By On September 21, 2010

Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, MS in 1973/4, USS Paul F. Foster (DD 964) was the 2nd ship of the Spruance-class and is the only one left that hasn’t [...]

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Discovery of the HMS Victory – Video

By On February 10, 2009

If you have been following the news for the past two weeks, you must have read about the discovery of the HMS Victory, the legendary British warship that went down [...]

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Ships Of The Future – LCS, Littoral Combat Ship

By On July 30, 2008

Popular Science brings us Future Navy Ships – Littoral Combat Ship. They write: This is a small, fast ship (capable of 45 knots) for sub-hunting, mine-clearing, and fighting small boats [...]

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The Protector – Anti Piracy Robot

By On December 10, 2007

Want to know more about The Protector? Popular Mechanics tells us; Robots versus pirates—it’s not as stupid, or unlikely, as it sounds. Piracy has exploded in the waters near Somalia, [...]

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Chinese Sub and the Carrier Group

By On November 15, 2007

While we have been preoccupied with the Bay Bridge Allision readers of our Maritime News Discoverer know of this troubling news from the pacific; When the U.S. Navy deploys a [...]

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