Italy’s newest Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) Trieste was launched at the Fincantieri shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia on May 25.
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Category: Navy
Former JMSDF commanders say Tokyo should not convert Izumo-class for fixed-wing ops
Some Japanese officials and former senior Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) officers have pointed out that the conversion of the two Izumo-class helicopter destroyers into fixed-wing aircraft carriers is not practical from an operational point of view.
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Kaijō Jieitai （海上自衛隊 / Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force） [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Philippines wants to acquire excess USN P-3C
Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on May 22 that his country is seeking at least one fully-equipped P-3C.
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MC1 Jay C. Pugh [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Launch of BRP Jose Rizal
The Philippine Navy’s first guided missile frigate – BRP Jose Rizal – was launched in South Korea on May 23.
British F-35Bs arrive in Cyprus
617 Squadron’s F-35Bs have arrived at RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus on May 21.
Photo: RAF
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