Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, USS Gettysburg (CG-64). It is a multi-role warship in the United States Navy. It is equipped with the Aegis combat system, a sophisticated combination of sensors, software, and missiles. The ship’s armament includes the Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) for firing various missiles like Tomahawk cruise missiles and anti-aircraft missiles. https://ift.tt/QIeNrqV https://ift.tt/3DZgPI9
HMS St Albans arrived in Aberdeen this morning and will engage with the local community during her visit this week. https://ift.tt/YeE0s1r https://ift.tt/X0SP5Z9
Barbados Coast Guard Damen 4207-class offshore patrol vessels HMBS Trident (P01), HMBS Leonard C. Banfield (P02) and HMBS Rudyard Lewis (P03) in Bridgetown, Barbados. https://ift.tt/CX4RTut https://ift.tt/tsmLfx1
USNS Effective (T-AGOS-21) Victorious-class ocean surveillance ship coming into Yokohama, Japan – January 3, 2026 https://ift.tt/a7cvHTN https://ift.tt/hitkdXV
Royal Navy patrol vessel HMS Mersey (P283). Batch 1 River-class offshore patrol vessel. The first naval departue from Portsmouth in 2026. https://ift.tt/s1LBocX https://ift.tt/1uqVjbt
Inside the secret facility producing Britain’s newest stealth submarines. A hull is tested in the 885ft-long Shiphall Two tank at QinetiQ’s facility near Portsmouth A model ship is tested in the 885ft-long Shiphall Two tank at QinetiQ’s facility near Portsmouth. Tom Cotterill Defence Editor. Daily Telegraph. https://ift.tt/Ec0FowP https://ift.tt/wZ5dhCp
Royal Navy river gunboat HMS Cicala during the North Russian Expeditionary Force campaign in 1919. The Cicala was an Insect-class gunboat, designed for shallow water operations with a flat bottom and recessed propellers. https://ift.tt/JYzA41P https://ift.tt/U8ltiQv
Three Iranian Kaman (or Sina) -class fast attack crafts (missile boats). These vessels are part of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy’s Southern Fleet. The Sina class is an upgraded, Iranian-made version of the Kaman class. https://ift.tt/kuveXmL https://ift.tt/MGahPTk
The United States Navy will have to make do with fewer aircraft carriers in 2026. USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), the eighth Nimitz-class carrier, is slated to begin her multi-year Refueling and Complex Overhaul at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding. The RCOH will allow the carrier to remain in service for at least another quarter century, but, as the process’s name suggests, it is far from routine maintenance. https://ift.tt/YnGfLC5 https://ift.tt/nEcK7db
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