Boeing has engaged NATO in exploratory talks to plug a gap in the alliance’s maritime surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities with the P-8A.
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Category: Navy
Pentagon in talks to send another aircraft carrier to Vietnam
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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Inventor of the Ski Jump has passed away
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 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.
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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.
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