08/26/2014: The Blue Marlin is a semi-submersible heavy lift ship designed to transport very large semi-submersible drilling rigs above the transport ship's deck. This ship can carry a staggering 75,000 tons. [maxgallery id="68912"] Credit: USCG District 13:8/24/14 According to the Wikipedia entry: Blue Marlin is a semi-submersible heavy lift ship…
08/26/2014:A time-lapse video of the heavy lift vessel Blue Marlin as it transits the Columbia River past Astoria, Ore., Aug. 24, 2014. The Blue Marlin is being escorted by Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary personnel, working with local law enforcement, to help ensure the safety of boaters as it…
2014-08-25 By defenceWeb Germany's Economy Ministry has approved plans by defense group Rheinmetall to deliver an armored vehicle assembly plant to Algeria, according to a reply sent by the ministry following a request from a member of parliament. Rheinmetall's delivery to Algeria includes a production line to assemble the Fuchs…
2014-08-24 Earlier, we interviewed Lt. General Jouas on the situation in South Korea as seen from the point of view of the 7th USAF. In that interview, Lt. General Jouas highlighted the challenges facing US and allied forces facing a second nuclear age power in terms of North Korea. SLD:…
08/24/2014: On 19 June, 2014 the Air Combat Elements attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SP-MAGTF) Crisis Response and conducts as fly-by over the USS Bataan (LHD-5). The KC-130Js conduct fixed-wing and rotar-wing aerial refueling with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit's Air Combat Element and rendezvous with one…
2014-08-23 “Workhorse” Becomes First F-35 to Achieve 1,000 Flight Hours by Kenji Thuloweit 412th Test Wing Public Affairs 6/18/14 Edwards Air Force Base AF-2, the second production F-35 Lightning II for the U.S. Air Force, became the first F-35 to reach 1,000 flight hours. Paul Hattendorf, Lockheed Martin test pilot,…
2014-08-22 by Kim Helfrich The status of South Africa’s currently modest shipbuilding industry is set to change with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) this week confirming it as one that has been earmarked for local procurement. “Local procurement requirements set out in the sixth iteration of the Industrial Policy…
2014-08-12 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake Iraq 2014 is really about dealing with an extremist group aggregating power, trying to build an army and shaping a leadership role in a volatile region. The rejection of all groups other than their own or join us or die is the mantra…
