Category: Navy

As part of its long-term plan to arm its Sejong the Great-class destroyers with the SM-3 and SM-6 air intercept missiles, the South Korean Navy is proceeding with the Mk 41 VLS on three existing ships.

By 대한민국 국군 Republic of Korea Armed Forces (2008년9월27일 해군 세종대왕함기동 (1)) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

DoD spokesman Bill Urban told Reuters that the Chinese J-11 intercept of a U.S. Navy EP-3 spy plane over South China Sea on May 17 had violated an agreement on rules and behaviors during such encounters by both sides.

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When the Pentagon announced that the Truman Carrier Strike Group (CSG) will extend its cruise by another month to support Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the U.S. Navy was also scrambling to find spare parts to keep the strike fighters in Carrier Air Wing 7 flying.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Torrey W. Lee [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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A Republic of Korea Navy sailor is recovering aboard USNS Mercy in the middle of Pacific Ocean after getting medevac off Chang Bogo-class submarine ROKS Lee Eokgi on May 27.

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