First Chinese CATOBAR aircraft carrier Fujian – equipped with 3 x Electromagnetic catapults is about to start sea trials. In any future conflict its likely the USN’s decades of hard-won carrier aviation experience would see them hugely outperform the newbies.

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OP KEYSTONE — A story of Royal Navy & RAF Cold War missions in the Barents Sea. In July 1984 the Royal Navy, RFA and RAF Nimrods conducted a TOP SECRET UK/US intelligence gathering mission in the Barents Sea. Its goal – to acquire intelligence on Soviet Navy operations, and obtain military hardware where possible.

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