South Korean defense firm LIG Nex1 says its proposed solution for the South Korean navy CIWS-II program has scored the highest marks in the evluation by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).
Category: Navy
Watch the Su-30SM demo flown by father and son
A pair of Su-30SM flying at the MAKS 2021 airshow was actually flown by a father and son team. Vyacheslav and Evgeniy Averyanov. Vyacheslav is the chief test pilot at Irkut. His son Evgeniy is his wingman for the demo.
Inside the KQ-200
A film crew from CCTV 7 was recently allowed to go onboard a KQ-200 anti-submarine aircraft assigned to China’s Eastern Theater Command Navy Aviation in Shanghai.
British and U.S. Carrier Strike Groups to conduct exercise in Philippine Sea next month
The British government announced on Jul. 19 that the HMS Queen Elizabeth-led Strike Group will conduct a series of exercises in the Philippine Sea next month and this will include a U.S. Carrier Strike Group.
The full UK Carrier Strike Group assembled for the first time during Group Exercise 2020 on 4th October. Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth leads a flotilla of destroyers and frigates from the UK, US and the Netherlands, together with two Royal Fleet Auxiliaries. It is the most powerful task force assembled by any European Navy in almost 20 years.
Photo: Royal Navy
South Korea sends two KC-330s to Africa after massive COVID outbreak onboard DDH-976
South Korea dispatched two KC-330s to Africa on Jul. 18 after a massive COVID outbreak occurred onboard ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH-976), which is on an anti-piracy mission there.