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U.S NAVY WANTS MORE SAILORS, JET AND AN EXTRA SHIP IN 2019

110518-N-OI955-137 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 18, 2011) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) is underway in the Pacific Ocean. Kidd is part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group and is participating in a composite training unit exercise off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Crishanda K. McCall/Released)

Sourced: Defence News By: David B. Larter The U.S. Navy is getting larger and adding an extra ship to its fleet in 2019, over its 2018 request, but the total shipbuilding budget request seems to make little headway toward a 355-ship fleet called for in a review last year. The Navy’s base budget request is… Continue reading U.S NAVY WANTS MORE SAILORS, JET AND AN EXTRA SHIP IN 2019

THS IS THE USN MASTER PLAN TO KILL CHINA’S AIRCRAFT CARRIERS

(121125) -- LIAONING AIRCRAFT CARRIER, Nov. 25, 2012 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo shows China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, sailing on the sea. China has successfully conducted flight landing on its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning. After its delivery to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on Sept. 25, the aircraft carrier has undergone a series of sailing and technological tests, including the flight of the carrier-borne J-15. Capabilities of the carrier platform and the J-15 have been tested, meeting all requirements and achieving good compatibility, the PLA Navy said. Designed by and made in China, the J-15 is able to carry multi-type anti-ship, air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles, as well as precision-guided bombs. The J-15 has comprehensive capabilities comparable to those of the Russian Su-33 jet and the U.S. F-18, military experts estimated. (Xinhua/Zha Chunming)

Sourced : The National Interest By James Holmes Fortress China is festooned with airfields and mobile antiship weaponry able to strike hundreds of miles out to sea. Yes, the U.S. Navy remains stronger than the PLA Navy in open-sea battle. A fleet-on-fleet engagement isolated from shore-based reinforcements would probably go America’s way. But that hypothetical… Continue reading THS IS THE USN MASTER PLAN TO KILL CHINA’S AIRCRAFT CARRIERS

U.S. NAVY COMMISSIONED NEW CLASS SUPERCARRIER, USS GERARD R. FORD (CVN-78)

Sourced : The Aviationist By Tom Demerly The U.S Navy and Newport News Ship Building Company officially commissioned a new class of “supercarrier” advanced nuclear-powered aircraft carrier tomorrow at the Norfolk Naval Station in Norfolk, Virginia. The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is the first ship in this new class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers for… Continue reading U.S. NAVY COMMISSIONED NEW CLASS SUPERCARRIER, USS GERARD R. FORD (CVN-78)

DONALD TRUMP WANTS TO START THE BIGGEST NAVY BUILD-UP IN DECADES

Sourced : Navy Times By: David B. Larter Donald Trump has pledged that he’ll lead the biggest U.S. Navy build-up since the Reagan administration, but the details on what’s likely to be an expensive and potentially decades-long effort remain to be seen. Trump vowed to build the 350-ship fleet Republican defense hawks have long… Continue reading DONALD TRUMP WANTS TO START THE BIGGEST NAVY BUILD-UP IN DECADES

IRAN SAYS IT WARNED WAWAY AN AMERICAN U-2 AIRCRAFT

Sourced : Military Times An Iranian general in charge of the Islamic Republic’s air defense says his forces warned off an American U-2 spy plane trying to fly over his country. Iranian state television broadcast the comments by Gen. Farzad Esmaili on Friday, saying the incident happened “in recent days.” Esmaili said the plane flew… Continue reading IRAN SAYS IT WARNED WAWAY AN AMERICAN U-2 AIRCRAFT