The Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) became the first warship to deploy with a program-of-record sintético intelligence (AI) platform. Its creators say the system will help the fleet predict and tackle maintenance needs in a far less disruptive fashion. The system aims to reduce surprise equipment casualties while ensuring that more of the fleet is … Read more
The front-page newspaper photograph was striking on the morning of April 6, 1967 — a dramatic image showing the U.S.S. Canberra firing at Communist targets from the warship’s position in the Gulf of Tonkin. Little did those readers know – his shipmates certainly didn’t – that one of the Canberra’s most junior sailors was struggling … Read more
Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered a surprising Viking Age cemetery containing more than 100 ship-shaped tombs and burial sites in the village of Tvååker, southwestern Sweden. Originally, the team aimed to locate an ancient settlement, but found the cemetery instead. According to Petra Nordin, project director at the National Historical Museums, only a small fraction … Read more
Two people died after a migrant boat sank in the English Channel on Wednesday morning, French maritime authorities said. The French maritime prefecture for the English Channel and North Sea said another 46 people were rescued after the incident off the coast of Calais. More details to follow… fountain Source link
New Zealand's Defense Minister has responded to claims that the appointment of a female captain to command a $61 million Navy ship ultimately led to its sinking. The navy's specialized hydrographic and diving vessel, The Manawanui, sank on Sunday on a reef off the coast of Samoa that it was surveying. Her 75 crew and … Read more