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January 18, 2019

US Navy chief hints aircraft carrier could be sent through Taiwan Strait, despite threat of new Chinese missiles

The Independent: The US Navy could still send an aircraft carrier through the Taiwan Strait in spite of Chinese military

January 18, 2019

Russian nuclear-powered missile cruiser to enter trials in 2020 after heavy upgrade

TASS: MOSCOW, January 17. /TASS/. The Project 11442M heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov undergoing repairs and heavy upgrade at

January 18, 2019

Porter Sailor Honored as Navy Missile Defender of the Year

Navy.mil: Lt. j.g. McKenzie Anderson, USS Porter (DDG 78) training officer, was honored as the Navy’s Missile Defender of the

January 15, 2019

Porter Sailor Honored as Navy Missile Defender of the Year

DVIDS: Lt. j.g. McKenzie Anderson, USS Porter (DDG 78) training officer, was honored as the Navy’s Missile Defender of the

January 11, 2019

Iran’s Tiny Navy Is Trying to Revive the Persian Empire

Bloomberg News: On the campaign trail in 2007, Senator John McCain sang a parody to the tune of the Beach

January 11, 2019

Meet the Submarine the U.S. Navy Calls the “Black Hole” (from Russia)

The National Interest: The People’s Republic of China was an early customer for the 636.3, buying ten submarines in the

January 10, 2019

MBDA says its Mistral missile can also blow up small boats

Defense News: COLOGNE, Germany – Eying another export application of its Mistral missile, European missile maker MBDA on Wednesday announced

January 10, 2019

China’s reaction to US Navy operation: We have missiles

CNN: Hong Kong (CNN) – China claims to have deployed missiles “capable of targeting medium and large ships” days after

January 10, 2019

The Air Force Has a Plan to Save Navy Warships from Missile Attacks

The National Interest: The solicitation is sparse on details, such as the desired range of the detection system. Nor are

January 9, 2019

Navy Quietly Fires 20 Hyper Velocity Projectiles Through Destroyer’s Deckgun

USNI News: Last summer USS Dewey (DDG-105) fired 20 hyper velocity projectiles (HVP) from a standard Mk 45 5-inch deck gun