40 warships in formation (2.30min video)
40 warships in formation off Hawaii. 2.30min video
RIMPAC major step for Australia ahead of first ARG deployment
The Rim of the Pacific 2016 exercise has given the Australian landing force a well-timed opportunity: soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR) played a central role in three-ship Amphibious Ready Group operations off Hawaii ahead of conducting ARG operations on their own for the first time ever next year, US Naval Institute News reports. Marine Harriers Strike ISIS Targets in Libya from USS Wasp
Marine AV-8B Harriers operating from USS Wasp (LHD-1) have struck ISIS targets Libya, two U.S. defense officials confirmed to US Naval Institute.
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India to buy three Russian frigates
India is set to purchase three frigates from Moscow originally intended for Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet, according to a Thursday report in Jane’s...
Drone program ‘consistently beats human pilot’
An artificial intelligence program allowed drones to repeatedly and convincingly “defeat” a human pilot in simulations in a test done with the Air Force...
Chinese J-20 ‘an irrelevance’ compared to F-35
The new Air Force Chief of Staff has that compared to the F-35, the Chinese J-20 “is almost an irrelevant comparison”, Breaking Defese reports.
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China now has three runways in Spratly Islands
Civilian planes landed on Subi and Mischief reefs for the first time on July 12, giving China three operational runways in the disputed Spratly...
Farsi Island: surface warfare’s wake-up call
The Farsi Island incident reveals the importance of riverine warfare. The changing Arctic
As climate change alters the Arctic Ocean, the transformation of the world’s highest seas will push the nations surrounding it into an area of unresolved territorial disputes and increasingly higher financial stakes, Ian Birdwell writes. Of syndromes and other matters
By Rear Admiral Sudarshan Shrikhande*
1. During interactions with groups of officers, whether during the PCT for COs and XOs or Long courses or Subs’ courses, there have been interesting and always candid discussions on various issues. In addition, there are some perspectives in this edition of “Mashaal” that set me to pen some thoughts when I was shown the articles slated for inclusion in the journal.