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August 21, 2018

Ronald Reagan Strike Group Conducts Air Defense Exercise

US Navy: PHILIPPINE SEA – The Ronald Reagan Strike Group, including Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile

August 17, 2018

Russia Sends Missile Ship to Mediterranean Coast off Syria

Asharq Al-Awsat: Russia dispatched on Thursday the small missile ship (IWC) Vyshny Volochyok to its naval group in the Mediterranean

August 16, 2018

Video: ESSM Block 2 Intercepts a BQM-74E Aerial Target

Navy Recognition: The United States Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) released a video showing a successful flight test of

August 7, 2018

Russian Baltic Fleet missile frigate enters Gulf of Aden on anti-piracy mission

TASS: KALININGRAD, August 7. /TASS/. The Russian Baltic Fleet’s frigate Yaroslav Mudry has left the port of Djibouti to start

August 6, 2018

Russia’s sole aircraft carrier to be upgraded to carry generation 4++ fighter jets

TASS: MOSCOW, August 6. /TASS/. Russia’s sole aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will be upgraded to carry deck-based generation 4++ MiG-29K/MiG-29KUB

August 6, 2018

With failures in the rearview, the US Navy and Missile Defense Agency push toward critical missile test

Defense News: WASHINGTON — As the U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency move into the second half of 2018, the

August 3, 2018

Navy’s Aegis Combat System Takes Center Stage As Missile Threats Proliferate

Forbes: The U.S. Navy plays a vital role in deterring nuclear aggression with its fleet of ballistic missile submarines. Because

August 2, 2018

China Launches 14th Type 052D Guided Missile Destroyer

The Diplomat: China has reportedly launched the 14th Type 052D Luyang III-class guided-missile destroyer — dubbed the “Chinese Aegis”—at the

August 1, 2018

Australia’s Second Air-Warfare Destroyer Handed Over to Department of Defense

The Diplomat: The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) second air warfare destroyer, NUSHIP Brisbane (DDG 42), has been officially handed over

August 1, 2018

Russian Navy Commissions New Stealth Frigate

The Diplomat: The Russian Navy has commissioned the long-delayed Admiral Gorshkov, lead ship of the Admiral Gorshkov-class (Project 22350) of