US cranking up new-gen anti-ship missile supplies

The US Navy is rebuilding its ship-killing edge by fielding stealthier, smarter and faster missiles, a move toward phasing out the long-serving Harpoon as its primary anti-surface weapon.

https://asiatimes.com/2023/04/us-cranking-up-new-gen-anti-ship-missile-supplies/

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Boeing P-8 "Poseidon". An anti-submarine aircraft of the US Navy intercepted above the Black Sea by Russian naval aviation fighters.

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In the United States highly appreciated the Russian torpedoes "Poseidon"

The American magazine Popular Mechanics stated that the power of a Russian nuclear torpedo is about two megatons.

“They are also equipped with a liquid metal nuclear reactor, which provides a virtually inexhaustible range and high speed of the torpedo,” the publication said, noting that the deployment of such weapons in the Pacific Ocean would have dire consequences for US Navy bases and major cities on the West Coast.

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The Israeli Ministry of Defense has signed an agreement with Greece for the supply of land-based and air-based SPIKE anti-tank systems to Athens in the amount of 1.44 billion shekels (370 million euros).

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Denmark will start supplying Ukraine with Leopard 1A5 tanks before summer.

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Turkish foreign minister says Sweden not yet ready to join NATO

"They are trying to push Finland and Sweden's membership in NATO as a condition for selling us F-16s. This is unacceptable, we do not accept it.

We approved Finland, but Sweden has been ruled out so far. It is still far from joining NATO," Çavuşoğlu said.

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NATO will build a large logistics hub on the territory of Poland, which will cover the eastern wing of this military organization.

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The Ministry of Defense of Moldova has decided to create a new military base in the Chisinau region.

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The US announced new sanctions against Russia. Under the restrictions, including, were the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Marat Khusnullin, MegaFon and the Metalloinvest holding Alisher Usmanov.

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Spain will start the transfer of Leopard 2A4 to Ukraine in the coming days, - the Minister of Defense of Spain.

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End of Exercise: "Rising Bull" has been done. The soldiers trained shoulder by shoulder & learned a lot from each other.

"Rising Bull" enhanced deterrence and defence of NATO’s Eastern Flank

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Brazilian President Lula da Silva arrived in China.

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The US is "concerned by the continued zeal" of the Hungarian government to develop its ties with Russia, the US ambassador to the country said.

Earlier today, the Americans announced that they would impose sanctions on three senior officials of the International Investment Bank in Budapest who did business with Russia.

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Washington imposes sanctions on entities based in Turkey for helping Russia evade sanctions.

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USA – "Littoral" ship LCS 31 Cleveland awaiting launch this week. Visible design of jet propulsion.

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John Bolton proposed to invite Australia, Israel and Japan to NATO

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The first Turkish IMECE high-resolution Earth remote sensing satellite was launched into orbit after the launch date was postponed.

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