Israel Navy’s elite Flotilla 13 carried out an exercise last month to retake an oil rig after terrorists managed to storm the installation and took hostages.
By דובר צה”ל (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Category Archives: Naval
British group proposed warship of 2050
A group of British designers with the Startpoint group has come up with a concept for the warship of 2050. Dreadnought 2050 will be powered by fusion reactors inside a hull made from composites of the finest acrylic.
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Photo: Starpoint
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Hardware guide for China’s upcoming victory parade
Here’s a quick guide to all the vehicles and weapons appearing on China’s victory parade in Beijing on Sept. 3. A total of 27 squads will take part.
ZTZ-99A main battle tank
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Russian battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy heading to Murmansk for overhaul
Russian Kirov-class battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy is on its way to a shipyard in Murmansk for overhaul to keep it seaworthy till 2018.
RIA Novosti archive, image #669522 / Grigory Sysoev / CC-BY-SA 3.0 [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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RoC Navy submits budget for indigenous submarine program
The Republic of China Navy has submitted its budget request for next year and it includes plans to start design work on an indigenous submarine program and upgrade the combat systems of both Hai Lung-class submarines.
By ROC NAVY [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Israeli naval divers’ little known role in the country’s ballistic missile program
Until now, very few people outside of the Israeli Navy’s Underwater Missions Unit (Yaltam) knew of the important contributions it made to the country’s ballistic missile program.
By Israel Defense Forces [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Chinese carrier killer – DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missile appearing at Victory Parade
An infographic on the itinerary of China’s Victory Parade on Sept. 3 shows the presence of the DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missile.
Power plant funded by Office of Naval Research comes online in Hawaii
The world’s largest ocean thermal-energy conversion (OTEC) power plant is now operational on the island of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The 105-kilowatt demonstration plant is funded by the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute and Makai.
Japanese companies in Australia to look for partners to build submarines
Executives from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kawasaki Heavy Industries are in Adelaide, Australia for talks with local defense contractors, local officials and labor unions in exploring the possibility of building submarines in the city.
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By Christy Hagen, U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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USN chart detailing every type of surface ship in PLAN, MLE
This chart, produced by the U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence in Feburary, depicts all the surface ships in the PLA Navy and Maritime Law Enforcement (MLE).
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