HMS Queen Elizabeth could visit Sembawang, Singapore on 80th anniversary of the sinking of HMS Prince of Wales, Repulse

An infographic from Navy Lookout suggests that the U.K. Carrier Strike Group will make a visit to Sembawang, Singapore during its first deployment to the Indo-Pacific.

HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse underway with a destroyer on 10 December 1941 (80-G-413520)
Naval History & Heritage Command, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Lockheed Martin gets $447 million contract to produce 12 MH-60Rs for South Korea

The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin a $447 million contract to 12 MH-60R naval helicopters for South Korea.

181226-N-IA905-1004 (Dec. 26, 2018) An infographic created about the MH-60R Sea Hawk Helicopter. (U.S. Navy graphic by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Morgan K. Nall)

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USS Nimitz wins Battle “E”

USS Nimitz (CVN 68) has been declared as the winner of the CY2020 Aircraft Carrier Battle Effectiveness (Battle “E”) award.

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) cruises in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Nimitz is underway hosting friends and family day, an event where nearly 400 civilian guests joined the ship’s crew for a special one day underway. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Hetherington/Released)

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