Two missiles fired from the Yemeni shore targeted a US Navy guided missile destroyer, a Pentagon spokesman has said. The rockets, which failed to hit the ship, allegedly came from territory controlled by Houthi rebels. “USS Mason detected two inbound missiles over a 60-minute period while in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen….
The US Navy is seemingly ready to conduct operations in areas regarded as no-go missile areas, said the US Chief of Naval Operations. Such defense missile zones can be found at Russia’s and China’s coastlines. This was announced by Admiral John Richardson during remarks made at the US Naval Institute – CSIS Maritime Security Dialogue….
Warships HMS Daring, HMS Dauntless, HMS Diamond, HMS Defender, HMS Dragon and HMS Duncan are all sitting idle in Portsmouth By Jake Polden For Mailonline Published: 18:42 GMT, 30 July 2016 Updated: 01:12 GMT, 31 July 2016 So who’s guarding the oceans? Royal Navy’s ENTIRE fleet of their most advanced £1billion warships are docked in…
Christening ceremony of the USS Gerald R. Ford, on Nov. 9, 2013. Photographer: David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier isn’t ready for warfare.The $12.9 billion USS Gerald R. Ford — the most expensive warship ever built — may struggle to launch and recover aircraft, mount a defense and move munitions, according…
Territorial disputes are a delicate thing… and potentially deadly as well. That’s why the U.S. is backing up its positions with an ever-increasing presence of warships in the South China Sea. China is very touchy about these territories, and unwilling to give up what they perceive as their waters, even as a UN tribunal just…
The new sub envelops a submerged vessel inside an air bubble to avoid problems caused by water drag Vessel travels inside a ‘bubble’ to reduce drag This allows it to reach supersonic speeds Technique could also be used to develop superfast swimsuits As swimmers know, moving cleanly through the water can be a problem due o the huge…
