Naval and Defense News

[Hongjian]

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.

[xavierv]

Video: Inside Naval Group's Underwater Weapons Facility

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

[redcoat]

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.

[stilesw]

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.

Thanks,

-Wayne Stiles

[kevinkins]

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/

Kevin

[redcoat]

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

[Dysta]

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

[redcoat]

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

[redcoat]

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

[Cik]

ORIGINAL: redcoat


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

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.

[Broncepulido]

CVF HMS Prince of Wales afloat:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... loats.html

[thewood1]

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

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

[Gunner98]

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

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

[kevinkins]

And RT's comrades at CNN said this over a year ago ...

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

[thewood1]

"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.

[VIF2NE]

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

[Dysta]

AG600 has conducted maiden flight recently:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1jBu3SDB_c (live recorded)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DynXXV5gDC8 (summary)

[Hongjian]

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.

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.



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):




Once mature, we can expect the J-20 to be equipped with a pair of similar engines.

[kevinkins]

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.

Kevin

[Filitch]

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