World Armed Forces Pictures & Videos

HANOI, April 12, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Japanese ambassador to Vietnam Hiroshi Fukada (1st L, front) inspects a guard of honor at the welcoming ceremony for officers and crew members of the two destroyers of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, JS Ariake and JS Setogiri, at Cam Ranh International Seaport, Vietnam's central coastal Khanh Hoa province, April 12, 2016. The two destroyers, with 500 officers and crew members, arrived on Tuesday for a visit and are scheduled to stay in Vietnam until Friday. (Xinhua/VNA)

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HANOI, April 12, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Two destroyers of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, JS Ariake and JS Setogiri, dock at Cam Ranh International Seaport in Vietnam's central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, April 12, 2016. The two destroyers, with 500 officers and crew members, arrived on Tuesday for a visit and are scheduled to stay in Vietnam until Friday. (Xinhua/VNA)

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Apr 12, 2016
Photo By: Cpl. Hilda Becerra
ANTIQUE, Philippines - Philippine marines with the Joint Rapid Reaction Force, conduct an amphibious landing utilizing Philippine logistical navy ships to seize a scenario-based objective as part of Exercise Balikatan 2016, in Antique, Philippines, April 11, 2016. The JRRF, compiled of U.S. and Philippine forces, have worked together during the exercise to test their capabilities, maintain a high level of interoperability and to enhance combined combat readiness. Balikatan, which means "shoulder to shoulder" in Filipino, is an annual bilateral training exercise aimed at improving the ability of Philippine and U.S. military forces to work together during planning, contingency and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations.

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KUMAMOTO, Japan (April 19, 2016) JS Hyuga (DDH 181) anchors out off the coast of Kumamoto in preparation of the arrival of MV-22B Osprey aircraft from Marine Medium Tilitrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit sent in support of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts in Southern Japan. U.S. military personnel joined relief efforts at the request of the Government of Japan following earthquakes near Kumamoto. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gabriel B. Kotico/Released)

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KUMAMOTO, Japan (April 19, 2016) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Adm. Koji Manabe, Escort Flotilla 3 Commander, welcomes a senior Marine Corps officer from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard JS Hyuga (DDH 181) as MV-22B Osprey aircrafts from Marine Medium Tilitrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 attached to the 31st MEU prepare to transport aid in support of the Government of Japan's relief efforts following earthquakes near Kumamoto. The long-standing alliance between Japan and the U.S. allows U.S. military forces in Japan to provide rapid, integrated support to the Japan Self-Defense Force and civil relief efforts. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gabriel B. Kotico/Released)

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KUMAMOTO, Japan (April 19, 2016) Members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force load supplies onto an MV-22B Osprey aircraft from Marine Medium Tilitrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in support of the Government of Japan's relief efforts following earthquakes near Kumamoto.(U.S. Navy Photos by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gabriel B. Kotico/Released)

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KUMAMOTO, Japan (April 18, 2016) Japanese Self Defense Force personnel & Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, assists the Government of Japan in supporting those affected by recent earthquakes in Kumamoto, Japan. VMM-265 picked up supplies from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Takayubaru and delivered them to Hakusui Sports Park in the Kumamoto Prefecture.(U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Nathan Wicks/Released)

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Naval Today said:

DGA, the French General Directorate for Armament, announced that it has started a new testing campaign for its unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), Dassault nEUROn.

The aim of this round of testing, as DGA said, is to study the use of the UCAV in a naval context.

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Look familiar? It will be great to see the CDG launch and recover this bby.

New Gripen E

New Gripen E

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That High Res produces some GREAT pics of the Hyuga:





The Japanese have two of those and of course then the two Izumo class which are similar, but quite a bit bigger.

French navy comes to Perth, Australia.

Amphibious Assault Helicopter Carrier French Naval Ship (FNS) Tonnerre, makes her approach to berth at Fleet Base West, Garden Island, WA.



HMAS Perth and Amphibious Assault Helicopter Carrier French Naval Ship (FNS) Tonnerre, berthed at Fleet Base West, Garden Island, WA.

Australian Army soldiers from 105th Battery, 1st Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, reload a M777 155mm lightweight towed howitzer cannon during Exercise Southern Jackaroo 2016 in Shoalwater Bay training area, near Rockhampton in Queensland, on 27 May 2016.



Australian Army soldiers prepare to fire the 84mm M3 Carl Gustav recoilless rifle during the final defensive training activity of Exercise Southern Jackaroo 2016 in Shoalwater Bay training area, near Rockhampton in Queensland, on 29 May 2016.



Australian Army officer Brigadier Anthony Rawlins (left), Commander of 7th Brigade, shakes hands with Colonel Nobutaka Minamakawa (right) from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force at the conclusion of Exercise Southern Jackaroo in Shoalwater Bay training area, near Rockhampton in Queensland, on 30 May 2016.



Australian Army soldiers, United States soldiers and marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers form up at the conclusion of Exercise Southern Jackaroo in Shoalwater Bay training area, near Rockhampton in Queensland, on 30 May 2016.