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China Copies Russian Ship Technology For Use and Profit

Posted by Matt in June 15th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in China, Military, Russia, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

China has been buying and adapting Russian naval technologies as it introduces new ships to the fleet in fits and starts. Instead of standardizing ship designs and deploying large numbers of similar ships to its emerging blue water fleet, the People’s Liberation Army Navy keeps introducing new types of guided missile destroyers largely in pairs. [...]

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Russia’s Phantom Fleet Buildup

Posted by Matt in June 10th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Military, Russia, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Russian Navy’s shipbuilding plans are still mostly plans. For the last seventeen years, most of their construction effort went into finishing a few subs, and building for export. Currently building are three SSBNs (the new Borei class, for which the missile is not quite ready yet), one new SSN (attack sub, that has been [...]

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Venezuela fires missiles in exercises

Posted by Matt in June 7th, 2008 | 1 comment 
Published in Military, Venezuela, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Venezuela fired live missiles from fighter jets and ships Friday during exercises intended to demonstrate the firepower of President Hugo Chavez’s military.
Smoke rose from ships off the La Orchila island military base as Otomat MK2 missiles arced into the sky and Russian-made Sukhoi fighter jets flew in formation.
The televised war games allowed the military to [...]

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Israel rethinks, will test Phalanx anti-rocket system

Posted by Matt in May 20th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Israel, Military, , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Phalanx, which is currently in service on Israeli ships and was originally developed as a shipborne system, includes anywhere from one to four 20mm guns capable of firing an astonishing 6,000 rounds per minute. When coupled with a specially built radar system, it creates a steel curtain of bullets flying at a speed of [...]

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U.S. boosts naval presence near Lebanon

Posted by Matt in May 18th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Middle East, Military, U.S., , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The U.S. Navy has positioned its advanced communications flagship off the coast of Lebanon ahead of a larger mission, an intelligence report says.
U.S. Navy spokesman Lt. Patrick Foughty said the the USS Mount Whitney, a 620-foot command and control flagship for the U.S. Navy’s 6th Fleet, is in the region “to support additional communications requirements [...]

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US intelligence notices less activity in Russian nuclear submarines

Posted by Matt in May 5th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Military, Russia, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) has registered the reduction of combat duties of Russian submarines, while the duties of nuclear submarines became more frequent in such countries as the USA, the UK and France.
Today about 20 percent of Russian ballistic missiles (624 warheads in all) have naval deployment. By 2015 their number may increase [...]

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China Focuses on Surface Power

Posted by Matt in April 2nd, 2007 | no comment 
Published in China, Military, , , , , , , , , , ,

China continues to expand the operational and strategic role of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) as it buys and builds new warships and submarines and upgrades existing ones.
Chinese shipyards have been building fast attack missile patrol boats, dock landing ships, frigates and destroyers, many with stealthy, high-tech features common on Western warships.
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