Two Archer mobile howitzers fire 155mm rounds during the training exercise in Sweden (Picture: MOD) British soldiers have been getting hands-on with their new Archer mobile howitzer – firing the weapon for the first time on a snowy training area in Swedish Lapland. The Swedish-designed Archer is based on the Bofors FH77 field howitzer, consistingContinue reading “Royal Artillery fires new Archer howitzer for first time in Swedish Lapland 1st February 2024 at 11:19am”
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Royal New Zealand Navy readying for Waitangi commemorations. After the 2022 Waitangi Day event was cancelled due to COVID-19, and following the devastation caused by weather events last year, the Navy is looking forward to once again playing a full and active role at commemorations in the Bay of Islands in 2024.
02 FEBRUARY, 2024 Every year on 6 February, New Zealanders and visitors gather at Waitangi to mark the 1840 signing of Aotearoa New Zealand’s founding document – Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi. The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is invited annually by the people of Te Tai Tokerau to attendContinue reading “Royal New Zealand Navy readying for Waitangi commemorations. After the 2022 Waitangi Day event was cancelled due to COVID-19, and following the devastation caused by weather events last year, the Navy is looking forward to once again playing a full and active role at commemorations in the Bay of Islands in 2024.”
USS Badger (FF-1071) was a Knox-class frigate in service in the United States Navy from 1970 to 1991. She was sunk as a target in 1998.
History The first Badger (DD-126) was named for Commodore Oscar C. Badger (a cousin of Secretary of the Navy George Edmund Badger), the father of Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger, the son of the commodore and the father of the admiral, was also honored by the naming of the destroyer Charles J. Badger (DD-657)Continue reading “USS Badger (FF-1071) was a Knox-class frigate in service in the United States Navy from 1970 to 1991. She was sunk as a target in 1998.”
Two U.S. Aircraft Carriers Drill with Japanese Big Deck in Western Pacific Exercise – DZIRHAN MAHADZIR JANUARY 31, 2024 1:59 PM
From left to right, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Daniel K. Inouye (DDG-118), Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH-182) and Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) sail in formation during Multi-Large Deck Event (MLDE), Jan. 31, 2024. US Navy Photo Two American aircraft carrier strike groupsContinue reading “Two U.S. Aircraft Carriers Drill with Japanese Big Deck in Western Pacific Exercise – DZIRHAN MAHADZIR JANUARY 31, 2024 1:59 PM”
Houthis Claim Missile Attack Targeting U.S. Navy Sea Base USS Lewis B. Puller Mike Schuler
Cargo is delivered to the expeditionary mobile base USS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB 3) during a vertical replenishment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in the Arabian Sea, January 13, 2018. U.S. Navy Photo Houthi officials claim to have launched a missile attack targeting the U.S. Navy’s afloat expeditionary sea base, USS LewisContinue reading “Houthis Claim Missile Attack Targeting U.S. Navy Sea Base USS Lewis B. Puller Mike Schuler”
