Defense


Saturday, December 31, 2022
Defense

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile After Unprecedented Year Of Tests

By Joyce Lee SEOUL, Dec 31 (Reuters) – North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea east to the Korean Peninsula on Saturday, the South Korean

December 31, 2022
Total Views: 1677

Navy

US Navy Released Worst Rust Photo To Date

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) In April, the US Chief Of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Mike Gilday, issued a stern warning to the US Navy fleet: rust-free

December 31, 2022
Total Views: 57543

Friday, December 30, 2022
Chinese Jet Buzzing USAF RC-135
Defense

US Air Force Gets Buzzed Over South China Sea

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) A Chinese fighter plane flew within 20 feet (6 meters) of a US Air Force reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea in what

December 30, 2022
Total Views: 5360

Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Defense

Russia and China Hold Naval Drills in East China Sea

MOSCOW, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Russia and China have completed naval drills in the East China Sea, after a week of joint exercises which included

December 28, 2022
Total Views: 1083

Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Defense

USCGC Polar Star Heads to Antarctica on Icebreaking Mission

The U.S. Coast Guard’s heavy icebreaker USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) has begun its journey across the Southern Ocean to Antarctica for its annual resupply

December 27, 2022
Total Views: 2285

Friday, December 16, 2022
Navy

German Cruiseship Yard Werften Will Start Building Submarines

Disney may have purchased the last large cruiseship constructed by the famed shipyard MV Werften. The shipyard’s new owner desires to broaden their

December 16, 2022
Total Views: 3375

Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Defense

USNS Comfort Involved in 19-Person Man Overboard Incident Off Haiti

The U.S. Navy is reporting that two sailors sustained minor injuries during a man overboard incident involving the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) off the

December 14, 2022
Total Views: 7963

Saturday, December 10, 2022
Navy

Romania Defuses Mine Drifting Near Its Black Sea Shore

BUCHAREST, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Romania’s navy carried out a controlled explosion on Saturday of a naval mine that had drifted

December 10, 2022
Total Views: 1239

Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Defense

DOD Says Iranian Patrol Boat Harassed U.S. Navy Ships in Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. Department of Defense is accusing an Iranian patrol boat of harassing U.S. Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz. One of those Navy ships was involved in

December 6, 2022
Total Views: 6463

Saturday, December 3, 2022
NOAA

Even Weak Cyclones Have Grown More Intense

by Wei Mei, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Shang-Ping Xie, University of California, San Diego (via TheConversation) Tropical cyclones have

December 3, 2022
Total Views: 2244

Navy

U.S. Seizes 1.1 Million Rounds of Ammunition, Other Illegal Weapons in Gulf of Oman

December 03, 2022, MANAMA, Bahrain —  On Dec. 1, U.S. naval forces in the Middle East intercepted a fishing trawler smuggling more than 50 tons of

December 3, 2022
Total Views: 16208

Sunday, November 27, 2022
Hawaii Waikoloa Maneuver Area UXO Presentation
Navy

US Army Corps Of Engineers Fails To Cleanup Former Navy Live Fire Zone

by Rob Perez, (Honolulu Star-Advertiser & ProPublica) For the better part of two years, Liliu Ross had lived in a one-room tin-roofed shack in the rural

November 27, 2022
Total Views: 2397

Friday, November 25, 2022
Naval Strike Missile Test
Navy

Kongsberg To Arm Royal Navy With Long-Range Missiles

UK and Norwegian authorities have today announced that they have agreed to further strengthen existing defense ties. The Royal Navy will receive the Naval

November 25, 2022
Total Views: 2359

Navy

Book Review: Heavy Metal, The Inside Story Of US Navy Shipbuilders

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Today is the busiest shopping day in the United States and, with retail inventories at record levels and the backlog of ships

November 25, 2022
Total Views: 8764

Navy

The End Of The World Is Just Beginning For Shipping

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) There is a large shipping company that’s made record profits in recent years after changing its operational model to bet

November 25, 2022
Total Views: 28085

Thursday, November 24, 2022
Babcock Yard Shed
Navy

‘Volatile World’ Boosts Warship Demand Says UK Shipbuilder

By Christopher Jasper (Bloomberg) London based Babcock International Group said it’s in discussions with five countries on three continents regarding orders

November 24, 2022
Total Views: 363

Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Defense

U.S. Navy Confirms Iranian Drone Struck Tanker in Middle East

A U.S. Navy analysis has confirmed that an Iranian drone was behind the November 15 attack on a Liberian-flagged commercial tanker transiting international

November 22, 2022
Total Views: 9477

Monday, November 21, 2022
UK Roro Ship discharging Army tanks
Defense

German Ports Are More Important Than Patriot Missiles Says US Army General

The former commander of United States Army Europe says that ports are more important to NATO than patirot missiles systems as he warns against China’s

November 21, 2022
Total Views: 5075

Sunday, November 20, 2022
Defense

Kamala Harris Will Visit The South China Sea

By Karen Lema MANILA, Nov 21 (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will reaffirm American commitments to the defense of the

November 20, 2022
Total Views: 1386

Kamala Harris Navy Ship Visit
Navy

US Works To Reset Ties With The Philippines

By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in the Philippines on Sunday for talks aimed at reviving ties with Washington’s

November 20, 2022
Total Views: 1463