Pacific future Forum - HMS Prince of Wales

UK Navy Chief details options for growing Royal Navy at-sea presence

The UK Royal Navy (RN) has options for increasing its presence at sea by growing platform numbers, ship availability, and forward deployment, Admiral Sir...

HMS Queen Elizabeth departs for maiden operational tour

The United Kingdom Royal Navy’s (RN’s) new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has departed Portsmouth on 22 May for a seven-month long, 26,000 nautical...
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Aircraft Carriers and Frigates Fuel Naval Growth Over Next Decade, Says Report

The global naval vessel and surface combatant market is predicted to be worth over $48 billion by 2031, around 48 percent higher than at...
TSA-6000-Thales

IFF and When

Thales expects to deliver its first completed TSA-6000 IFF system to the French Navy by the end of the year. The company said that its...
21-Jan-Nimitz

US Navy Chief of Ops visits Bahrain; Focus is on Coalition and Readiness

Chief of US Naval Operations Admiral Mike Gilday and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russ Smith visited the Gulf state of Bahrain...
HMS-Queen-Elizabeth

Managing the Biggest Aviation Challenge in the Royal Navy

Rear Admiral Connell spoke to Armada International about the responsibility and challenges of developing the Royal Navy’s Carrier Strike capability. “As Rear Admiral Fleet Air...
Tonerre

France’s military response to COVID-19

The French Navy’s amphibious assault helicopter carrier (PHA) Tonnerre and its 200 sailors are preparing to intervene in response to the coronavirus crisis to...
USS-Theodore-Roosevelt-(US-Navy)

Electric Shock

The People’s Republic of China has called for ‘electromagnetic attacks’ against US Navy warships in the South China Sea. The Warning The warning was articulated via...
CMV-22-Osprey

Bell Boeing Host first reveal ceremony for CMV-22B Osprey

The Navy has received the first CMV-22B Osprey built by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, and Boeing. The latest variant brings proven...
Demonstrator

UK’s Second Carrier to Act as Technology Demonstrator in 2021

The UK Royal Navy (RN) is seeking to use its aircraft carrier programme as an opportunity for industry to demonstrate new maritime unmanned systems...

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