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New Details on China’s KQ-200 Maritime Patrol Aircraft
A recent video report by CCTV sheds some new light on the KQ-200 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy).
29 April 2019
A recent video report by CCTV sheds some new light on the KQ-200 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy).
The U.S. Navy christened its third and final Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer, the USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) at General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine on Saturday, April 27.
32 Chinese vessels participated in a naval parade, April 23, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy). Close to twenty foreign vessels were also invited to take part in the fleet review.
A keel laying ceremony took place today at the Peene shipyard in Wolgast for the first of five K130 Batch II Corvettes for the German Navy (Deutsche Marine). The Corvette is named “Köln”.
The Australian Government announced last month the procurement a second MQ-4C Triton high-altitude long endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial system (UAS).
Russia launched the highly classified Project 09852 nuclear-powered special purpose submarine “Belgorod” on April 23, 2019, during a ceremony held at the Sevmash Shipyard in Severodvinsk. This submarine, rebuilt from an unfinished Project 949A Oscar-class SSGN is reportedly the first vessel able to carry and deploy the Status-6 / “Poseidon” nuclear torpedo system.
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering), a global technology, defence and engineering group today announced that the U.S. Department of the Navy has awarded VT Halter Marine, its shipbuilding business in Pascagoula, Mississippi, the Polar Security Cutter (formerly known as the Heavy Polar Ice Breaker) contract.
The Russian MoD is considering the procurement of two “Borei-K” nulcear-powered cruise missile submarines (SSGN). The design would be based on the Borei-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN).
32 Chinese vessels and 39 military planes are set to participate in the naval parade tomorrow, April 23, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy). Close to twenty foreign vessels will also take part in the fleet review.
Recent ship spotter pictures show that Japan Coast Guard’s (JCG) future large patrol vessel PLH-41 “Mizuho” has been fitted with a BAE Systems Bofors 40Mk4 40mm main gun.
