Category: Notizie Estero

BALTIC and AEGEAN SEAS — The Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyers USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) and USS Porter (DDG 78) participated in multilateral exercises with Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 1 and 2, respectively, Oct. 27-29.

In the Baltic Sea, Arleigh Burke joined SNMG 1 to cond…

SURABAYA, Indonesia — Military personnel from the U.S. and Indonesia kicked off Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia virtually, in Surabaya and in the waters and airspace of the Java Sea, Nov. 1.

The 11-day engagement focuses on the full spectrum of naval capabilities and…

HMS Dragon has defended a joint UK and French task group against fast boats and attacks from the air during intensive exercises.

The Type 45 destroyer worked alongside frigate Aquitaine, anti‐submarine destroyer Latouche‐Tréville and offshore patrol vessel Jacoubet as a task group off the coast o…

Decisions taken at SR20 provide the largest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War. SR20 provided an increase in defence spending of over £24 billion in cash terms over the next four years against the 2020-21 budget.

This sustained increase enables the reshaping of the UK’s Arm…

Norway has calculated its F-35 operating costs much higher than those predicted by Switzerland. Some fear that the bill will rise here too.

If Switzerland comes out like Norway, 3 billion Swiss francs will have to be added to the bill.

Norway has purchased 52 F-35 fighter jets, half of which a…

China’s next-generation aircraft carrier-based fighter jet made its long-expected maiden flight recently, foreign media outlets reported, with unverified photos of the prototype warplane in the sky circulating on social media platforms.

If true, this would mean a tremendous step for China’s aircr…