HMS Portland has visited the Faroe Islands and become the first Royal Navy warship to visit the small island nation in 25 years. The frigate visited the Faroes – half way between Norway and the Iceland – for 48 hours while taking part in an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise in the North Atlantic. The short… Continue reading ROYAL NAVY IN FAROES AFTER 25 YEAR ABSENCE
Month: June 2015
NORTH KOREAN DEFECTOR: “PYONGYANG HAS AN ARMY OF 6,000 HACKERS”
A North Korean defector has warned the West that Pyongyang has an army of 6,000 hackers, capable of penetrating any computer system in the world. According to the North Korean Professor, Kim Heung-Kwang, who defected to the West in 2004, Pyongyang spends 20% of its defence budget on obtaining and maintaining significant cyber warfare capabilities.… Continue reading NORTH KOREAN DEFECTOR: “PYONGYANG HAS AN ARMY OF 6,000 HACKERS”
EIGHT AQUITAINE-CLASS FRIGATES AND FIVE NEW MIDSIZE FRIGATES FOR THE FRENCH NAVY
Plans for the future of the French Navy (Marine Nationale) were revealed by the Defense Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, during his visit to a naval base in Brittany. According to the Minister, the French Navy will eventually acquire only eight Aquitaine-class (FREMM) frigates, instead of the eleven vessels that were planned initially. Besides the eight… Continue reading EIGHT AQUITAINE-CLASS FRIGATES AND FIVE NEW MIDSIZE FRIGATES FOR THE FRENCH NAVY
RUSSIA TO ORDER 50 NEW TU-160M BLACKJACK STRATEGIC BOMBERS
The construction of 50 new Tu-160M Blackjack strategic bombers was decided on by the Russian government last April. According to the Russian news agency Itar-Tass, “…the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and the Minister of Defence have taken a decision on reviving production of the Tu-160M Blackjack aircraft”. As the news agency noted, Russian Defense… Continue reading RUSSIA TO ORDER 50 NEW TU-160M BLACKJACK STRATEGIC BOMBERS
HMS BULWARK SAVES MORE THAN 350 LIVES IN RESCUE MISSION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
Nearly 370 people – 50 of them children – were saved last week by HMS Bulwark in her third rescue of migrants in the Mediterranean. Jostling for space in their dangerously-overcrowded wooden craft, 369 refugees were rescued by HMS Bulwark – the lifesaving incident was one of five being played out at the same time… Continue reading HMS BULWARK SAVES MORE THAN 350 LIVES IN RESCUE MISSION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN