Retired Lt Cdr Doug Taylor of the Royal Navy has passed away recently. Taylor is credited as comping up with the idea of the Ski Jump for assisting jets to take off from aircraft carriers.
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PH3 (AC) Stephen L. Batiz, USN [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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BAE Systems has offered the Queen Elizabeth-class carrier design to India
BAE Systems has confirmed that the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier design has been offered to the Indian Navy as the future INS Vishal.
Ministry of Defence [OGL v1.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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K-560 Severodvinsk fired Kalibr cruise missile while moored
The Russian Navy disclosed that its Yasen-class nuclear attack submarine – K-560 Severodvinsk – has fired a Kalibr cruise missile while moored.
Mil.ru [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Taiwan to establish 4.5 mobile shore-base anti-ship missile squadrons
The Republic of China Navy has decided to establish 4.5 new squadrons that are tasked with operating mobile shore-base anti-ship missiles.
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HMAS Canberra in India for third iteration of AUSINDEX
HMAS Canberra, a Landing Helicopter Dock from the Royal Australian Navy, is now in Visakhapatnam, India to participate in the third iteration of exercise AUSINDEX.
U.S. Navy Photo By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeff Troutman [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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