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US Navy Lays Keel for 14th San Antonio-class LPD

US Navy Lays Keel for 14th San Antonio-class LPD

The keel for the future USS Harrisburg (LPD 30), the Navy’s 14th San Antonio class-amphibious transport dock ship and the first Flight II ship, was laid at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding, Jan. 28.

A keel laying is the recognition of the start of a ship’s construction. I…

Belgium to Sell 4 NH90 Helicopters, Buy 15 Airbus H145M Instead

Belgium to Sell 4 NH90 Helicopters, Buy 15 Airbus H145M Instead

The Belgian defense ministry wants to buy 15 Airbus H145M helicopters. These are light helicopters that are versatile and, above all, much cheaper to use. They will replace the Belgian Army’s four NH-90s helicopters that are far too expensive to operate.

There is no consensus about the purchase …

N. Korea Confirms Missile Tests as Kim Visits Munitions Site

N. Korea Confirms Missile Tests as Kim Visits Munitions Site

SEOUL — North Korea said Friday its two latest rounds of weapons tests this week were successful while vowing to bolster its nuclear “war deterrent” and speed up the development of more powerful warheads.

It appeared North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not attend the tests Tuesday and Thursday,…

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