Ivan F. Ingraham, Havok Journal
The United States Air Force’s decision to divest the A-10C “Warthog” has larger ramifications for future wars than just an airframe.
Author: Michael
Hollings, Sandboxx N.
A massive search is underway in the North Atlantic for a civilian crewed submersible that went missing while attempting to explore the wreckage of the Titanic….
An undated photo of Titan, a tourist submersible that went missing on June 18, 2023 during a dive on the Titanic’s wreck site. (Ocean Gate / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images).
The chances of successfully rescuing the five people aboard the missing Titan submersible have dropped precipitously as the vessel’s oxygen supply likely expired on Thursday morning.
Titan’s mothership lost contact with the submersible on Sunday about one hour and 45 minutes into its dive to the wreck of the Titanic. The U.S.
South Korea approved the deployment of the THAAD system at Seongju base. The picture shows a THAAD interceptor launching from the Republic of the Marshall Islands during a flight test in 2019. (US Missile Defense Agency)
South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) has completed an environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the US Army’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system temporarily deployed at the US military base in Seongju – nearly 215 km southeast of Seoul.
US-based aerospace propulsion specialists Specter Aerospace has received $9.5m in venture and US Department of Defense (DoD) funding, as Washington continues to explore ways to gain a technological advantage in the development of hypersonic weapon systems.
According to a 13 June release from Specter Aerospace, the previously undisclosed venture and DoD funding has come from various defence contracts and equity investments from CS Ventures and Mandala Ventures.
The new command post variant of the K808 wheeled armoured vehicle is expected to enter the RoKA service in 2023. (DAPA)
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has signed a contract worth KRW700 billion (USD541 million) with Hyundai Rotem for the mass production of the second batch of an unspecified number of wheeled command post vehicles (CPVs).
The Turkish Navy’s first Istanbul-class frigate is pictured before its departure on initial sea trials on 20 June. (Turkish MoD)
The Turkish Navy’s first Istanbul (TF-100)-class frigate started sea acceptance trials on 20 June – marking another milestone for the programme, the Turkish Ministry of Defence has announced.
The future TCG Istanbul was laid down at Istanbul Naval Shipyard in 2017 and launched in 2021. It is the first of four planned frigates in the class, which are planned to enter service by 2026.
The US Coast Guard is trying to extend the service lives of its Medium Endurance Cutters. (US Coast Guard)
The additional delivery delays for the US Coast Guard (USCG) Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs) could disrupt some USCG operations – even with the USCG attempts to lengthen the service lives of its ageing Medium Endurance Cutters (MECs) – according to the US Government Accountability Office (GAO).
Criminals are nothing if not flexible. As the United States considers how to grapple with the challenges stemming from illegal and unreported fishing, our research has shown that progress made in tamping down illegal fishing may lead to an increase in piracy. As the United States focuses more on illegal fishing — particularly given China’s use of maritime militias for this act — it is important to understand how support for policing may inadvertently spawn other illegal acts that impinge on U.S. global interests.
A file image of
Bunga Mas Lima
, which has been deployed to shadow the presence of the Chinese research vessel
Haiyang Dizhi 8
in the South China Sea.
(Royal Malaysian Navy)
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has deployed its auxiliary support ship Bunga Mas Lima in response to the presence of yet another Chinese government vessel in what Putrajaya considers to be its exclusive economic zone (EEZ).