Category: Notizie Estero

Tokyo abandons plan for Aegis Ashore

Japan has decided not to proceed with the Aegis Ashore missile defense system after spending $1.7 billion on the program. Photo: MDA Defense Minister Taro Kono told reporters that one of the sites required modifications to the hardware in order to ensure the safety of the local community. The fixes would be too costly and […]
French SSN Perle Badly Damaged in Dockyard Fire

French SSN Perle Badly Damaged in Dockyard Fire

The fire aboard the nuclear attack submarine Perle was extinguished on June 13, 2020, at 1:50 am, after more than 14 hours of operations that mobilized a hundred firefighters and over 150 people to support them.

Thanks to the intervention coordinated by Vice-Admiral Isnard, Commander of the Medit…

Second Borei-Class SSBN Enters Service with Russian Navy

Second Borei-Class SSBN Enters Service with Russian Navy

MOSCOW — The improved Project 955A (Borei-A) strategic nuclear-powered missile-carrying submarine Knyaz Vladimir entered service with the Russian Navy on Friday, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.

“On Russia Day the newest Borei-A strategic nuclear-powered missile-carrying submarine Knyaz Vlad…

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