North Korea attempted to test fire a KN-11 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Nov. 28 between 2:20 p.m. and 2:40 p.m. local time, however South Korea believes the test failed.
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Category Archives: Naval
Second Kamorta-class corvette delivered
INS Kadmatt, the second Kamorta-class anti-submarine warfare corvette, was formally handed over to the Navy on Nov. 26.
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Indian Navy [CC BY 2.5 in or CC BY 2.5 in], via Wikimedia Commons
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McCain called on Obama to sell more arms to Taiwan
U.S. Sen. John McCain and Sen. Ben Cardin have jointly sent a letter to President Obama, asking him to sell more weapons to Taiwan even if doing so brings “short-term tensions in (U.S.) relationship with China.”
By United States Congress (United States Senator John McCain Facebook page) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Smerch and 9A53-S to get better rockets
Russia will arm the Smerch and 9A53-S rocket launchers with better rockets, said Alexander Dragovalovsky, deputy chief of the Strategic Missile Forces and Artillery.
By Vitaliy Ragulin (Репетиция парада.) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Britain to build 8 Type 26 warships
The British government has committed itself to building eight Type 26 Global Combat Ships. These vessels will be built in Scotland at Govan and Scotstoun.
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Cochin Shipyard to build missile tracking ship
Cochin Shipyard has secured a contract to build a “technology demonstration vessel” that will allow the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to track long-range missiles during their test flights.
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Brazil to induct FS Siroco into service by Dec. 31
The Brazilian Navy is preparing to commission former French Navy Foudre-class landing platform dock FS Siroco into service by Dec. 31.
By KoS (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Did Russia accidentally leaked design of secret nuclear weapon delivery system?
Russian state television recently broadcast a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and military industry officials and generals. At one point, the camera zoom into a document being read by a military official and it shows a secret unmanned underwater nuclear delivery system dubbed “Maritime Multifunctional System Status-6.”
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Croatian Navy fired RBS-15 from warship for the first time
The Croatian Navy has tested the RBS-15 anti-ship missile from a warship for the first time. The test took place at the beginning of October in the waters off Dugi otok in the Adriatic Sea.
Construction of HMS Jufair started
Work has started on Britain’s first new permanent military base in the Middle East since 1971. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa laid the first cornerstone of HMS Juffair at Mina Salman Port on Nov. 1.