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RE: Canadian Resolve-class oiler ‘Asterix’ hits the water

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And looks like the upcoming LHD for the PLAN might feature a ramp. I wonder if China also has a VTOl aircraft (or UAV) in the works.

Satellite image is from Yanliang, Xi'an.

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RE: Canadian Resolve-class oiler ‘Asterix’ hits the water

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Video: Inside Naval Group's Underwater Weapons Facility
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French company Naval Group opened the doors of its underwater weapon facility in Saint-Tropez so that Navy Recognition may bring you an exclusive video report on the latest technologies in terms of torpedoes, UUVs and anti-torpedo countermeasures. The site located on the French Riviera has been developing and producing underwater weapons and systems since 1912.
https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.p ... ility.html
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The National Security Strategy of the United States of America - December 2017

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/NSS-Final-12-18-2017-0905.pdf

Pdf document. 55 pages.
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redcoat,

Nice document. I've added it to the "unofficial" CMANO Dropbox reference library.

Any member who would access to the library please PM me with your email address.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... power.html

"It is believed to be a radical new craft using electric 'hairdryer' to allow it to land and take off vertically."

Apparently the news conference is today ...

Navy photos of the year ...

http://www.businessinsider.com/us-navy- ... mber-12-21

Breaking just now:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12 ... le-riyadh/

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Royal Navy completes Sea Ceptor firing trials

http://www.mbda-systems.com/press-releases/royal-navy-completes-sea-ceptor-firing-trials/

Sea Ceptor firing trials from HMS Argyll

https://youtu.be/Zl-US7xdIX4
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While the news is talking about the public hosing issues when military camps/areas are occupied in Hong Kong, I am more inclined to believe PLAN and PLAAF will use Hong Kong as an extra FOB, for both South and East China Seas’ possible conflicts:

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/hong-kong-apo ... 37632.html
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Not news. Just the most amusing tweet I've seen this week.

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The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) have published a report on Iranian military capabilities since the Iran nuclear deal. The pdf document can be downloaded or viewed on this page:

https://www.iiss.org/en/iiss%20voices/blogsections/iiss-voices-2017-adeb/december-aeac/gulf-security-after-2020-ffd9




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ORIGINAL: redcoat


Not news. Just the most amusing tweet I've seen this week.

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ah, that's good then. i'll come out of my bunker now.

also wouldn't the fact that nuclear armageddon hadn't commenced tell you it was a false alarm?

questions abound.
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Thought this was interesting coming from RT on slowing Russian arms spending

https://www.rt.com/news/413970-russian- ... ing-putin/


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Thought this was interesting coming from RT on slowing Russian arms spending

Coming from RT it probably means spending is increasing. [:D]
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And RT's comrades at CNN said this over a year ago ...

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/15/world/rus ... index.html



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"And with Russia's economy in trouble because of falling oil prices, the fight in Syria could be deemed an unnecessary cost."

This was the only mention of cost I saw in the CNN article. Where did it mention Putin having an official pronouncement on budgeting strategy for the Russian military. I must have missed it.
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ORIGINAL: Gunner98
Thought this was interesting coming from RT on slowing Russian arms spending

Coming from RT it probably means spending is increasing. [:D]

The unbridled Russian army shows its grin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqbRgdpmuuI
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AG600 has conducted maiden flight recently:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1jBu3SDB_c (live recorded)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DynXXV5gDC8 (summary)
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J-10C with TVC engine appeared. Just as predicted by wall-climbers who could only reveal their sightings in abstract cartoons some weeks before, detailing that they saw the TVC-equipped J-10 undergoing arrested ground-tests.
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This J-10C would be dubbed J-10D and would serve as both testbed for the TVC capable J-20 engines, as well as a new spin-off for the J-10 family.
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The 3D TVC engine has been under development for a very long time, as apparent from pictures and studies of the nozzle design going back as far as during Jiang Zeming's administration (1993 - 2003):
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Once mature, we can expect the J-20 to be equipped with a pair of similar engines.
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RE: Naval and Defense News

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An unusual little quiz on the Royal Navy's mishaps:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/201 ... abeth-quiz

11 multiple choice questions.

One could put together a quiz on the USN too.

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Vietnamese Pr.06361 submarine launched at first time 3M54E Club-S

http://soha.vn/uy-luc-cua-ten-lua-klub- ... 206938.htm

see video from 3:18
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