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In a joint exercise with the U.S. Navy, the Japanese destroyer JS Suzutsuki successfully launched an ESSM anti-aircraft missile near Hawaii.

The South Korean Navy has commissioned its newest frigate, the ROKS Cheonan (FFG-826), honoring the namesake of a previously sunken vessel.

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By Lo Tien-pin and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNAThe US has delivered 11 improved Phalanx close-in weapon systems and is to provide two more before the end of the year, while 400 Javelin anti-tank guided missiles are to be delivered before the end of next year, officials said yesterday.

The carrier is armed with the Phalanx CIWS, which can be used to destroy incoming threats such as small boats, surface torpedoes, anti-ship missiles, and helicopters. It functions as part of an integrated, layered defense system in order to intercept closest-in threats.

Getting a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ready for her maiden deployment is no small task. The good news is that recently the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) successfully conducted the Combat Systems Ship Qualification Trials (CSSQT).

By   May 25, 2021 10:46 AM EDT (Photo : U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 2nd Class Jayme Pastoric/Wikipedia) When the Ticonderoga Class Aegis Guided-Missile Cruisers was introduced, it was one of the most advanced destroyers before DDG 51. After the Second World War, missile technology improved fast, and large guns were replaced. Eventually, surface ships used rockets as the primary offensive weapons. Twenty-two of the ships designated as (CG52 - CG73) are equ...

New S.Korea Anti-submarine Frigate Launched Our Bureau 2184 South Korea launched ROKS Daejeon is the fifth of the Navy’s FFX Batch II frigates being built to replace old 1,500-ton frigates and 1,000-ton patrol combat corvettes. The launch took place at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME)s Okpo shipyard on the southern island of Geoje. Daejeon is scheduled to be delivered to the Navy by the end of the next year after a trial period. As per South Korean media reports, a 122-mete...

2021/04/09 15:57 Phalanx Block 1B system (CNA photo) Phalanx Block 1B system (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan is expected to receive a shipment of MK15 Phalanx Block 1B gun systems from the U.S. during the first half of the year, according to Taiwanese military sources on Thursday (April 8). The U.S. government has already notified Taiwan of the delivery schedule for the 13 Block 1B sets, CNA cited a Taiwanese military source as s...