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Navy

USS Canberra: US Commissions Navy Warship In Australia

SYDNEY, July 22 (Reuters) – The United States commissioned a warship in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday, the first time a U.S.

Ports

Russia Claims It Struck Ukrainian Warship And Harpoon Missiles Depot

MOSCOW, July 24 (Reuters) – Russian forces have destroyed a Ukrainian warship and U.S.-supplied Harpoon anti-ship missiles in the Ukrainian

Defense

BAE Systems Delivers Sixth Type 45 Destroyer

PORTSMOUTH – The sixth and final Type 45 destroyer, DUNCAN, has been delivered to HM Naval Base Portsmouth by BAE Systems and will be handed over to the

Defense

Chinese Navy Receives Their First Aircraft Carrier, 27 Years in the Making

(Bloomberg) — China’s first aircraft carrier, built with the hull of an unfinished Soviet-era ship, was handed over to the navy and formally

Defense

Ship Photo of the Day: HNLMS Evertsen Showing Off in the Gulf of Aden

HNLMS Evertsen (F805) a Dutch De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate conducts a high speed turn while operating in the Gulf of Aden. Powered by

Incidents

Container Based Cruise Missiles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3-YROQ2DW8&feature=player_embedded The USNI blog tells us why container based cruise missiles might not be so far off in

Navy

USS Fort Worth’s (LSC 3) Keel Laid

Saturday, a Lockheed Martin led team held a keel-laying ceremony at Marinette Marine’s shipyard for the USS Fort Worth, marking the start of construction

Maritime Security

The Protector – Anti Piracy Robot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjtH70edsGQ Want to know more about The Protector? Popular Mechanics tells us; Robots versus pirates—it’s not as