The Grand Canyon II, a Norwegian flagged multirole support vessel affiliated to Helix Energy, a US oil and gas services company, has been undertaking “undisclosed operations” during the past months, the South China Sea Strategic Situation Probing Initiative (SCSPI), a Beijing-based think tank, said on Sunday. In early March, the ship arrived in Yokosuka, Japan, from Guam to carry the MH-60S Seahawk helicopter that was salvaged on March 17 after it crashed into the ocean 92 nautical miles east to Okinawa on January 25, 2020
After 13 "fast boats" with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy precariously approached U.S
The UK Royal Navys HMS Prince of Wales Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier has departed for operational training and sea trials. In a statement, BAE Systems said Shared Infrastructure (SI) networks and an integrated facility to trial systems (known as a sandbox) were installed on the warship recently
Myanmars Kachin Independence Army (KIA) said it shot down a helicopter that was conducting airstrikes at northern town of Momauk, Kachin province, on Monday morning. “It happened at around 10:20 a
Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Aviation Group said today it signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA), with the Incheon International Airport and Sharp Technics, to establish a Passenger 2 Cargo (P2F) conversion site in South Korea. The facility will specialize in converting Boeing 777-ERSF ("Big Twin") from passenger to freighter
Kyrgyzstans Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it has agreed to a ceasefire with Tajikistan after violent clashes erupted along their disputed frontier. In a statement, the ministry said a “complete ceasefire” had been agreed from 8pm local time (14:00 GMT), with military forces returning to bases
Turkish companies Ares Shipyard and Meteksan have unveiled an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) variant of the ULAQ Unmanned Surface Combat Vehicle (USCV). “The darkness of the seas is no longer as safe as before! Turkey's First and Only Anti-Submarine Warfare Unmanned Vessel ‘ULAQ ASW DSH very soon,” Ares Shipyard
The European OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation) as Contracting Authority, representing the government of France, has agreed a contract with MBDA France for the development, production and initial in-service support phases of the MAST-F missile programme. MAST-F is a weapon system for the MKIII version of the TIGER helicopter capable of neutralizing Main Battle Tanks, infrastructure and combat groups with high precision and limited collateral damage
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