The old hull, full of asbestos, paint, and other toxic waste, has been anchored 315 kilometers off the Brazilian coast, to prevent drifting, but the possibility that it might sink has not been ...
Brazil was a mentor to China's fledgling carrier program—in 2009, Brazil agreed to train Chinese navy officers on the São Paulo. Brazil has decided to permanently sideline its sole aircraft ...
Summary: Naval exercises have repeatedly demonstrated the effectiveness of diesel-electric submarines against much larger and ...
Summary: The USS America (CV-66), a decommissioned Kitty Hawk-class supercarrier, was intentionally sunk in 2005 during a ...
The Age of Powerhouse U.S. Navy Warships Is Over ...
A Brazilian Air Force Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano light attack/counter-insurgency aircraft. The details of Brazil's fleet upgrade are as yet undisclosed. (Janes/Gareth Jennings) Embraer Defense ...
And while no disease can physically sink a Navy ship ... s crew are easy targets for contagious diseases. Aboard the aircraft carrier, the first three cases led, within days, to dozens of ill ...
The Nimitz Class aircraft carrier continues to be the centerpiece of the forces necessary for operating forward. In times of crisis, the first question leaders ask in a crisis is: “Where are the ...
All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Midway: Sink the Japanese Aircraft Carriers This is a Battle of Midway simulation game. You need to fly a dive bomber, dodge Japanese anti-aircraft fire ...
China has developed land-based anti-ship missiles to force carriers to operate so far from targets that manned aircraft might become less useful than unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs ...
Born in Paraíba, a state in Brazil’s poor northeast region, 77-year-old de França’s blend of psychedelic rock with traditional rhythms and modernist poetry long went overlooked, even as she ...