This video produced on October 24, 2019, highlights the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, from Oct. 23-25, 1944. CH, MA, UNITED STATES 10.24.2019 Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Samoluk USS Constitution See the following: https://defense.info/book-review/2019/11/remembering-the-battle-of-leyte-gulf/
During a visit to Pax River in January 2020, there was a chance to discuss the progress of the program with Colonel Jack Perrin Program Manager, PMA-261 H53 Heavy Lift Helicopters, US Naval Air Systems Command at Pax River Naval Air Station. One of the issues which we discussed was how…
By LEUT Jessica Craig THE strength of French and Australian defence cooperation was on show when HMAS Parramatta and Marine Nationale ship FNS La Moqueuse sailed into Sydney Harbour in company on January 31. The 3600-tonne frigate Parramatta manoeuvred seamlessly with the 480-tonne patrol vessel La Moqueuse, entering Sydney heads…
Four warships left Sydney today to begin the sea phase of the Royal Australian Navy’s first major exercise for the year, Fleet Certification Period 2020 (FCP20). From 17 February to 6 March, HMA Ships Hobart, Stuart, Arunta and Sirius will war game in the vicinity of Bass Strait with five other Australian ships and submarines. The…
By Robbin Laird On February 28, 2020, the final of three Air Warfare destroyers was handed over officially to the Royal Australian Navy. NUSHIP Sydney is the final of the three ships being delivered by the Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance, which includes the Department of Defence, Raytheon Australia, and ASC…
By Robbin Laird At the heart of the Franco-German launched Future Combat System is the combat cloud. As Pierre Tran highlighted in his recent article on Thales: Thales welcomed the French and German launch of a technology demonstrator for a Future Combat Air System, with the electronics company winning a…
Airmen assigned to the 32nd Air Refueling Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, attended an Amistice Day ceremony in Issoudun, France, to help commemorate the day and honor fallen Airmen who were stationed at the 3rd Aviation Instruction Center during World War I. 11.25.2019 Video by Airman 1st Class…
By Pierre Tran Paris. Dassault Aviation is backing its industrial partner Airbus in budget negotiations for a planned European medium-altitude, long-endurance drone, Eric Trappier, chairman and chief executive of the aircraft builder, said Feb. 27. “It is Airbus which leads the negotiations,” he told a news conference on 2019 financial results.…
