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North Korea’s new target ship

Posted on April 14, 2021 by alert5

North Korea has built a new target ship, according to the folks over at Arms Control Wonk.

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Palau invites Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group to visit island

Posted on April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 by alert5

Palau’s President Surangel Whipps told British newspaper The Telegraph that his island welcomes the Royal Navy’s Carrier Strike Group to visit during its deployment to Indo-Pacific later this year.

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USS Nimitz wins Battle “E”

Posted on April 11, 2021April 11, 2021 by alert5

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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USS Mustin shadows Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning

Posted on April 11, 2021 by alert5

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 4, 2021) Cmdr. Robert J. Briggs and Cmdr. Richard D. Slye monitor surface contacts from the pilothouse of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin. Mustin is assigned to Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Arthur Rosen)

P-8A now has a RF jammer house inside the shell of a Harpoon missile

Posted on April 10, 2021April 10, 2021 by alert5

The U.S. Navy has completed an airworthiness test of a pod-mounted radio frequency countermeasure (RFCM) prototype on the P-8A on Mar. 12.

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