Naval News

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26 Oktober 2026 16:43

[VIDEO] Naval Group’s Rampart CIWS has completed its maiden at-sea firing campaign off Toulon during Exercise WildFire 2026 💥 We speak with @naval-group.com and Thales on live-fire results and 68mm laser-guided rockets. Watch our full report ⤵️ youtu.be/-CQNu3kjwlY

Naval News

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26 Oktober 2026 16:40

Saildrone announced a year-long mission with the Swedish Armed Forces to deliver persistent Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) across Sweden’s territorial waters and exclusive economic zone in the Baltic Sea 🇸🇪 www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

Bill R aka N1VUX

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20 Oktober 2026 13:20

Also smaller calibers: a faster sub-cal as pop-on-top can serve as spotting/tracer and as additional broadside weight. (But yes, replacing PHALANX with missiles seems a poor choice, in retrospect to even those who didn't see it the first time. I don't see 16" coming back but... guns good.)

John T Kuehn

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16 Oktober 2026 13:20

AOD JDAM=Joint Deliverable Air Munition--a GPS guided bomb kit. Another munition we have plenty of that our less than competent leadership is too risk averse to use against IRGC criminals attacking international shipping. @mercoglianos.bsky.social @cdrsalamander.bsky.social

S.W.B. Folsom

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14 Juni 2026 14:20

Currently drowning in home-grown tomatoes. They just keep coming.