Day: October 15, 2016

Royal Navy gearing up to ‘greet’ Admiral Kuzetsov in the English Channel

Posted on October 15, 2016 by alert5

Russia will soon dispatch its sole aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuzetsov, to the Mediterranean and the Royal Navy is getting ready to escort the carrier and its accompanying warships when they arrive in the English Channel.

Photo: Royal Navy/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons

U.S. Army wants a anti-ship ballistic missile too, albeit with a shorter range

Posted on October 15, 2016October 15, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Army wants to replace its MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATacMS) with the Long-Range Precision Fires (LRPF) program and the new missile could have an anti-ship capability.

By IceUnshattered (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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