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The U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs told a think tank recently that the Pentagon is in talks with Vietnam to send an aircraft carrier to the country this year.
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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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BAE Systems has confirmed that the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier design has been offered to the Indian Navy as the future INS Vishal.
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The Russian Navy disclosed that its Yasen-class nuclear attack submarine – K-560 Severodvinsk – has fired a Kalibr cruise missile while moored.
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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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