Peru and South Korea navies signed an agreement on Oct. 24 to transfer RoKS Gyeongju, a Pohang-class Flight II corvette to the Peruvian Navy as B.A.P. Ferré. The ship’s MM-38 Exocet anti-ship missiles are said to be removed before transfer.
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The Pentagon has issued a directive to arm both USS Freedom and USS Coronado with unspecified anti-ship missiles before they deploy.
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By DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class James R. Evans, U.S. Navy. (Released) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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A Russian Ministry of Defense official said elite special forces units have been transferred from the battlegrounds in Ukraine to Syria.
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Royal Navy Frigate HMS Lancaster and fuel tanker RFA Gold Rover arrived at the remote Atlantic island of St Helena to take part in the bicentennial anniversary of Napoleon’s arrival on the island in 1815.
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The PLAN’s task force 152 has left Portugal and the warships are underway for Jacksonville, Florida.
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Saudi Arabia looks set to refresh its naval arm with four warships derived from the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship for approximately $11.25 billion.
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Graphic: Lockheed Martin
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Cockpit video of IDF fighter flying at 500ft
A RoCAF OT&E Group test flight to gauge the IDF’s ground attack capability. The jet was flying at 500 ft and a speed of 500 kts.
A look at the training inside Vietnam’s Air Force Academy
Tuoi Tre News had the rare opportunity to observe the daily training activities of Vietnam’s Nha Trang Air Force Academy.
Photo: Tuoi Tre News
Source: A look at the training inside Vietnam’s Air Force Academy
Queen Elizabeth-class carriers will be protected by USVs
BAE Systems, together with ASV, are creating an unmanned surface vessel to be deployed from the Queen Elizabeth-class carriers. The modified rigid inflatable boats will undertake high-risk missions at up to 40km away.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Betsy Knapper [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Source: Queen Elizabeth-class carriers will be protected by USVs
Fire broke out inside E-2C just before Shinzo Abe’s visit to USS Ronald Regan
An electrical fire broke out inside a E-2C assigned to VAW-115 on board USS Ronald Regan Oct. 18 as the carrier was about to host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan McFarlane
The ship’s damage control flying squad responded and extinguished the fire, a Navy statement said.
Source: Fire broke out inside E-2C just before Shinzo Abe’s visit to USS Ronald Regan