Here’s Why Naval Convoys Are An Ideal Solution Hated By Everyone
As Iran threatens commercial shipping in the Straits of Hormuz, many are calling for convoys. Here is why they aren’t so easy to execute or maintain.
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Royal Navy Frigate Escorts U.K. Tanker Out Of The Persian Gulf After Iranian Threats
Royal Navy Frigate Escorts U.K. Tanker Out Of The Persian Gulf After Iranian Threats
Behold These Awesome Images Of A-10 Warthogs Training With MV-22 Ospreys Over Hawaii
The disparate types worked together on escort insertion training, a mission set they are incredibly well paired for.
Vital Logistics Ships Will Be Without Critical U.S. Navy Escorts In A Major Conflict
Military Sealift Command’s mariners will have to ‘fend for themselves’ while convoying during a future high-end conflict.
Australia’s Exercise Pitch Black Saw MV-22 Ospreys Escorted By Light Air Support Planes
The pairing of No. 4 Squadron’s PC-9s and USMC MV-22s could be a glimpse of what’s to come for the tilt-rotor community.
Japan’s Biggest Helicopter Carrier To Provide Escort For US Supply Ship
Japan is deploying its newest and largest helicopter carrier, the still very new Izumo, to escort a US supply vessel from the waters off Tokyo into the Sea of Japan where it is supposedly tasked to rendezvous with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group. At that time it is likely the Izumo will also join the growing armada of vessels exercising off the Korean Peninsula in an effort to put increasing pressure on North Korea and possibly to contain or respond to additional missile and nuclear tests ordered by the Kim regime.