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Colourized image of the carrier HMS Furious seen in 1942. Originally built as a Battlecruiser, before conversion she was the only British warship to mount an 18in gun

HMS Furious (British Aircraft Carrier, 1917-1948) At sea, circa 1935-36, with a flight of Blackburn “Baffin” torpedo planes overhead. HMS Furious was a modified Courageous-class battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy (RN) during the First World War. Designed to support the Baltic Project championed by the First Sea Lord of the Admiralty, Lord Fisher,Continue reading “Colourized image of the carrier HMS Furious seen in 1942. Originally built as a Battlecruiser, before conversion she was the only British warship to mount an 18in gun”

OCEA launches research vessel for Nigeria

Shephard Media Latest Articlesby info@shephardmedia.com (Shephard Media) / 13h //keep unread//hide A new vessel for the Nigerian Navy was launched on 24 September at the OCEA shipyard in Les Sables d’Olonne, France. The hydrographic research vessel … VISIT WEBSITE from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/3mZ0E0r via IFTTT

It Only Took the Royal Navy 37 Years to Come Full Circle

laststandonzombieisland 10h //keep unread//hide Is this article about aerospace?YESNO Once upon a time: HMS Ark Royal (R09) loaded with F-4 Phantoms and Buccaneers. The country that in 1918 designed the first ocean-going aircraft carrier retired their last “big deck” flattop, the 53,000-ton HMS Ark Royal (R09) in 1979, taking the ability to support (F-4) Phantom FG.1s and Buccaneer S.2Continue reading “It Only Took the Royal Navy 37 Years to Come Full Circle”

Nexter notified for renewal of French Army CAESAR self-propelled howitzer support contract

World Defence Newsby Alain HENRY de FRAHAN / 9h //keep unread//hide The French Army’s integrated structure for maintaining land equipment in operational condition (SIMMT) notifies Nexter of a second in-service support (ISS) contract for the CAESAR self-propelled howitzer. This contract follows on from the first contract, which for the past seven years has provided full support forContinue reading “Nexter notified for renewal of French Army CAESAR self-propelled howitzer support contract”

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Sept. 28, 2020

100+USNI Newsby U.S. Naval Institute Staff / 8h //keep unread//hide These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Sept. 28, 2020, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the locationContinue reading “USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Sept. 28, 2020”