The minehunter Zr.Ms. Schiedam returned to the naval base in Den Helder after taking part, since January, in NATO operations focused on maritime security and the protection of undersea infrastructure in northern Europe.
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Trump Class: U.S. Plans USS Defiant, Largest Surface Combatant Since World War II
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a plan to develop a new type of large surface warship for the United States Navy, which he referred to as a “battleship.” The project calls for the creation of the so-called Trump class (Trump Class), whose lead ship is expected to be named USS Defiant.
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Rolls-Royce Merlin with 27-liter V-12 engine goes to auction in the United Kingdom
A Rolls-Royce fitted with a 27-liter Merlin V-12 engine and nicknamed “The Beast” will be auctioned at the end of November at a museum in the United Kingdom.
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World War II Military Vehicle with Quad Machine Guns Restored and Heading to Auction
Iconic World War II Anti-Aircraft Vehicle Could Fetch up to £65,000 at Auction
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Royal Thai Navy retires HTMS Pinklao, the world’s oldest active warship
The Royal Thai Navy has announced the decommissioning of four veteran vessels, including the legendary HTMS Pinklao — recognized as the oldest large naval warship still in active service in the world.
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American P-63 “Kingcobra” WWII Fighter Recovered in Russia and Sent to Moscow
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has released impressive images of the recovery of an American World War II fighter, the P-63 “Kingcobra,” lifted from the bottom of a lake on the remote Kamchatka Peninsula.
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Tank Festival in Russia Revives World War II Machines
The 6th Ural Tank Festival gathered more than 15,000 spectators on September 6 in a major historical event.
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Chinese and Russian ships conduct patrol near Japan ahead of military parade in Beijing
Chinese and Russian warships were spotted sailing near Japan in maneuvers that, according to the Japanese Ministry of Defense, nearly circled the archipelago over the course of a month.
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Type 99A: China’s most advanced tank is set to be highlighted in a military parade.
China is preparing for the military parade marking the 80th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in World War II, and one of the highlights will be the Type 99A tank, considered the most advanced in the People’s Liberation Army.
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Wreck with 7,000 tons of bombs in the Thames is deteriorating and could cause a tsunami in the UK
The SS Richard Montgomery, a United States cargo ship that sank in 1944 in the Thames River estuary carrying about 7,000 tons of World War II explosives, remains at the bottom of the river near the town of Sheerness, United Kingdom.
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Meet the disc-shaped airplane that almost changed U.S. aviation
During World War II, while aviation advancements focused on faster and deadlier aircraft, the U.S. Navy bet on an unusual idea: the Vought V-173, nicknamed the “Flying Flapjack.”
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British WWII Veteran, 98, Uses Tank to Crush Tesla in Protest Against Elon Musk
“We’ve crushed fascism before — and we’ll crush it again,” says Ken Turner, former Allied soldier, as he destroys a Tesla with a WWII-era Sherman tank
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