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Converting merchant ships into missile carriers

An article published by the U.S. Naval Institute suggests the U.S. Navy look at the option of converting merchant ships into missile carriers.

English: Petty Officer 2nd Class Luke Pinneo, U.S. Coast Guard [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Posted on January 9, 2019 by alert5

A new Kalibr-M cruise missile that has a range of 4,500km is being developed, an anonymous source told TASS.

Posted on January 9, 2019 by alert5

The Pentagon quietly conducted a test of the hyper velocity projectile (HVP) aboard USS Dewey during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018.

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. Fifth Fleet [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Posted on January 9, 2019 by alert5

China’s defense researcher Liu Yongtan was recently honored with the top science award at the National Science and Technology Award Conference.