Speaking on board USS George Washington in Japan, Trump promises an executive order to revert US aircraft carriers back to steam-powered catapults. EMALS initial development expensive and delayed but now working on the USS Gerald R Ford. Benefits ✅Faster launch cycles of aircraft ✅Power adjustable to match size of aircraft, extending airframe life ✅Frees up space and weight ✅Big reduction in manpower requirements and high associated cost ✅Safer due to eliminating high-pressure steam lines ✅Reduces stress on other shipboard systems Steam cats are no longer in production and would be very expensive to change the design of future carriers

 

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Cold War incident in the Sargasso Sea in November 1983, involving a Soviet submarine and U.S. Navy vessels. The submarine is the Soviet K-324, a Victor III-class nuclear-powered attack submarine. U.S. Navy Spruance-class destroyer USS Peterson (DD-969). The smaller vessel is the Soviet Moma-class survey ship Nakhodka. The K-324 had previously snagged the towed sonar array of another U.S. frigate, the USS McCloy, which damaged its propeller and forced it to surface. The vessels in the image were involved in the subsequent rescue and salvage operation for the disabled Soviet submarine.

 

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Damage to HMS Glamorgan post Exocet strike 12th June. Of note is the MRS3 director, which appears to have tracked the missile until impact. The missile possibly ricocheted off the round dome, activating the delay fuze, before skidding along the deck and detonating, blowing a hole down.

 

 

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The launch of ITS ATLANTE (A-5336), the second Vulcano-class LSS (Logistic Support Ship), built by Fincantieri for the Italian Navy, was launched with great fanfare on 18 May 2024 in a grand ceremony.

On this day in 1958, the uncompleted USS Kentucky (BB-66) was sold for scrap. Originally intended to be a Montana-class battleship, BB-66 was reordered as the last of the Iowa-class. After WWII, plans to convert the Kentucky into a carrier or a guided missile ship were abandoned.

Torpedo damage to the hull of cruiser USS Honolulu after being torpedoed in Leyte Gulf on 20 Oct 1944. This photo was taken in floating drydock ABSD-2 at Seeadler Harbour, Manus, Admiralty Islands on 30 Oct 1944.

Türkish Aselsan Marlin USV Brings New EW and ISR Power to NATO Navies. TCB Marlin SİDA, an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) developed by the Turkish defence company ASELSAN. The Marlin SİDA is designed for electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. It is approximately 15 meters long and can reach speeds of up to 35 knots (65 km/h). The vessel has a range of up to 1,000 nautical miles and an endurance of 72 hours. It can be equipped with various weapons and systems, including a 12.7 mm remote-controlled weapon station, guided missiles, light torpedoes, and electronic warfare systems.