According to a briefing from the U.S. Navy’s Submarine Warfare Division, a new Virginia-class design with a new hull section could replace the four guided-missile submarines.
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HMS Edinburgh ordered to point missiles away from Michelle Obama’s hotel
HMS Edinburgh was asked by the U.S. Secret Service in June to point her ceremonial Sea Dart missiles away from the Presidential Suite of the Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa as Michelle Obama was staying there.
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Photo: Engine fault behind crash of JH-7A?
This picture, taken just before the China Flight Test Establishment’s JH-7A crashed, shows one of the Xian WS9 engine now working in afterburner mode.
POTUS will attend basketball game on board USS Carl Vinson
U.S. President Barack Obama will attend a basketball game play on board USS Carl Vinson on Nov. 11.
Potential savings in F-35 program by switching ejection seat vendor
A study has found that by switching from the Martin Baker US16E ejection seat to Goodrich’s ACES 5 seat could result in potential savings for the F-35 program.