The U.S. Navy christened the USS Gerald Ford on Saturday in a ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va.
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Category: Navy
RAND study suggests using land-based ASM to choke off Chinese Navy
A new RAND report suggests the United States either develop and field its own land-based anti-ship missiles (ASMs) systems, or work with partner nation to develop such capabilities that could be used to contain the Chinese Navy.
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PLANAF J-10S bird strike HUD video
INS Vikrant to be powered by four GE gas turbines
GE Marine has been selected to supply four GE LM2500 gas turbines for the Indian Navy’s indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.
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USS George Washington hosts PLA officers on-board
Somewhere in the South China Sea this week, aircraft carrier USS George Washington was hosting a group of officers from People’s Liberation Army while a lone Chinese frigate shadows the battlegroup.
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