Category: Navy

A Chinese carrier strike group has been conducting military drills in the western Pacific, simulating attacks on Japan’s Nansei Islands, according to the Yomiuri, citing Chinese government sources.

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The government of Japan has decided to build a submarine with a vertical launcher (VLS) capable of launching long-range missiles from underwater.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy M. Starr, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. warrant and 2017 indictment of a former U.S. Marine Corps Harrier pilot accused of helping China to train its military pilots have been unsealed by the District of Columbia court. According to information in the indictment of Daniel Duggan, the U.S. government had allowed a T-2 Buckeye trainer to be exported to South Africa due to false information given.

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A contract has been entered into by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace with the Netherlands Ministry of Defence to supply the fleet of Air Defence & Command Frigates with the Naval Strike Missile.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary D. Bell, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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HM-14 flew the final flight of the squadron in Norfolk, Virginia on Dec. 8. The squadron will officially disestablish in July 2023.

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