500+Defense Dailyby Matthew Beinart / 1d //keep unread//hide Army experimental test pilots flew Bell’s [TXT] V-280 Valor for the first time in August, the service said Tuesday. The V-280 Valor is one of two offerings for the Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft program to find a Black Hawk replacement, with Bell competing against Sikorsky [LMT] andContinue reading “Army Test Pilots Fly Bell’s V-280 Valor FLRAA Offering For The First Time”
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Warship Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020: Haida Maru
laststandonzombieisland 13h //keep unread//hide Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1946 time period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own, which sometimes takes them to the strangest places.- Christopher Eger Warship Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020:Continue reading “Warship Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020: Haida Maru”
Royal Navy 4,000-ton warship nearly crashed into fishing boat because officer on look-out couldn’t see where she was going after she closed the curtains
Lt Rebecca Stanley was night shift look-out on type 23 frigate HMS Sutherland She shut a ‘blackout curtain’ so she could get on with work due the next day 4,000 tonne warship came within 600 yards of Dutch fishing boat in North Sea Bulford Military Court ordered she pay £4,000 fine and be severely reprimanded By WILLIAM COLE FORContinue reading “Royal Navy 4,000-ton warship nearly crashed into fishing boat because officer on look-out couldn’t see where she was going after she closed the curtains”
Atlas Elekronik UK Delivers 1st 15m SEA-class to Royal Navy
AEUK Delivers First 15M Worboat RNMB Hebe to Royal Navy Atlas Elekronik UK Delivers 1st 15m SEA-Class To Royal Navy Atlas Elekronik UK (AEUK) has met a significant contract milestone, having successfully delivered the first 15m SEA Class workboat. The boat, officially named Royal Navy Motorboat, RNMB HEBE, is supplied with a work moduleContinue reading “Atlas Elekronik UK Delivers 1st 15m SEA-class to Royal Navy”
HMS Rodney (pennant number 29) was one of two Nelson-class battleships built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1920s. Entering service in 1928, the ship spent her peacetime career with the Atlantic and Home Fleets, often as a flagship. During the early stages of Second World War, she searched for German commerce raiders, participated in the Norwegian Campaign, and escorted convoys in the Atlantic Ocean. Rodney played a major role in the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck in mid-1941.
HMS Rodney (pennant number 29) HMS Rodney (pennant number 29) was one of two Nelson-class battleships built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1920s. Entering service in 1928, the ship spent her peacetime career with the Atlantic and Home Fleets, often as a flagship. During the early stages of Second World War, she searchedContinue reading “HMS Rodney (pennant number 29) was one of two Nelson-class battleships built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1920s. Entering service in 1928, the ship spent her peacetime career with the Atlantic and Home Fleets, often as a flagship. During the early stages of Second World War, she searched for German commerce raiders, participated in the Norwegian Campaign, and escorted convoys in the Atlantic Ocean. Rodney played a major role in the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck in mid-1941.”
