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X-47B Completes Key Milestone As It Prepares for Carrier Tests At Sea
The Navy’s X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator completed its first-ever arrested landing here May 4, another key step...
Navy’s First Squadron to Operate Manned and Unmanned Aircraft
Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 became the first composite expeditionary helicopter squadron to include both the world's most technologically...
Singapore Commissions Second Submarine
The Republic of Singapore Navy's (RSN's) second Archer-class submarine, RSS Swordsman, was declared fully operational in a commissioning ceremony at...
Iran to Use New Mine-Sweeping System in Persian Gulf
Iran will soon put into service a new mine-sweeping system in the Persian Gulf, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari...
2013 Defence Whitepaper: The Future Australian Submarine Program
Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Mike Kelly today announced further steps...
Sea Power and American Interests in the Western Pacific
China sees American sea power in East Asian waters as threatening to itself, its regional aspirations, and possibly its global...
Japanese PM warns China against landings
Japan would respond with force if China attempts to land on the disputed Senkaku Islands, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said...
China’s Second Aircraft Carrier Will Be “Larger”
A senior officer with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy said on Tuesday that "China will have more than one...
NZ Seasprite Helicopter Project Approved
Defence Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman says the government has approved the purchase of an upgraded and expanded Seasprite helicopter fleet...
DCNS Begins Sea Trials with FREMM Frigate for Moroccan Navy
The FREMM frigate built for the Royal Moroccan Navy put to sea for the first time on 17 April. This...
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