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Greece’s Navy Just Got Its Newest Flagship

The new flagship, HS Kimon, is named for a famed Athenian general who fought the Persian Empire during the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC.
The Crusader was active during the Vietnam War, ‘scoring’ 19 air-to-air victories for three losses, the best ratio of any US aircraft of the conflict. Armed with four 20mm cannon it has frequently ...
On the morning of January 19, the Japanese Coast Guard patrol ship Akitsushima docked at Tien Sa Port in Da Nang, kicking off ...
By Sabine Siebold BERLIN, Jan 23 (Reuters) - German arms maker Rheinmetall is considering further acquisitions in the naval sector after agreeing in September to buy the warship division of German ...
As US Navy (USN) officials tout what they see as the potential for “Golden Fleet” operations, USN leadership and defence contractors note the opportunity for ...
I take you through the Royal Navy’s Hotchkiss Model 1886 "Quick Fire" 47mm - a breech-loaded gun using self-contained cartridges that the Navy adopted to counter fast torpedo boats with rapid fire ...
Iran stunned the military world by unveiling the Arash — a massive 20-millimeter anti-materiel rifle firing aircraft-grade explosive ammunition. Inspired by the American Barrett M82 and named after a ...
The country''s new fleet of modern naval ships is expected to enhance the Philippine Navy's (PN) reach and patrol to protect ...
A Russian court has sentenced an American to five years in prison on charges of illegally transporting weapons.
Developed by Hughes through the F-111 program, the AWG-9, mated with the AIM-54 Phoenix, made the Grumman F-14 Tomcat the most deadly fleet defense weapon of its time. Produced by Hughes Aircraft ...
They’re not shooting precision-guided bullets — yet. But Raytheon may be the closest yet, with a tiny guided missile a soldier can launch from a rifle-mounted grenade launcher. Meet the Pike, a ...