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Turkish Navy welcomes two new P-72 MPAs

The Turkish Navy has commissioned the third and fourth P-72 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) under the...

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Indian Navy’s second P15B destroyer kicks off sea trials

INS Mormugao, the Indian Navy’s second indigenous stealth destroyer of the P15B class (Visakha...

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  • Vessels
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Russia’s second Lada-class submarine starts sea trials

The second Project 677 Lada-class submarine Kronstadt (B-586) built for the Russian Navy has commenc...

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US Navy pens deal with French Navy to bolster “plug and fight” capabilities

On 17 December, the US Navy and the French Navy signed Strategic Interoperability Framework to stren...

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UK needs to raise stakes and boost escort, submarine fleets

A new report published by the UK’s House of Commons Defence Committee calls for the UK governm...

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  • Industry
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US Senate okays $4.9B funding for three new Arleigh Burke-class destroyers

The US Senate has authorized the country’s annual defense funding bill, allocating $4.9 billion for ...

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Australia’s first Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel hits the water

The first Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has b...

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  • Vessels
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Naval Group lays keel for French Navy’s first FDI frigate

On 16 December in Lorient, French defense firm Naval Group laid the keel of the first defense and in...

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  • Vessels
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US and Hellenic coast guards ink MoU to expand joint cooperation

The US Coast Guard and Hellenic Coast Guard have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expan...

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Sweden awards Saab another Torpedo 62 life extension deal

Defence and security company Saab has received another contract from the Swedish Defence Material Or...

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  • Equipment & technology
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German frigate enters South China Sea on 1st Indo-Pacific deployment in two decades

German Brandenburg-class frigate Bayern has entered the South China Sea as part of the first deploym...

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  • Operations
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Lockheed Martin bags $23M Aegis contract for RAN’s Hobart-class destroyers

Defense company Lockheed Martin Australia was awarded an AUD$33 million (around $23.6 million) desig...

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  • Industry
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US Navy tests high-energy laser weapon in Gulf of Aden

US Navy’s amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) conducted a high-energy laser w...

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  • Equipment & technology
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Philippine Navy receives funding to buy two corvettes

The Philippines Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved funding for the acquisition o...

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  • Vessels
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OSI to provide navigation system for Indonesian Navy’s multi-role light frigate

Canadian navigation solution provider OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) has been contracted to provide the ...

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  • Equipment & technology
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Naval Group kicks off EU-backed mine countermeasure project

A European consortium led by Naval Group Belgium kicked off the MIne RIsk CLearance for Europe (MIRI...

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  • Industry
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Philippine Navy commissions former South Korean landing craft into fleet

The Philippine Navy (PN) has held a christening and commissioning ceremony landing craft BRP Mamanwa...

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  • Vessels
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MBDA’s Marte ER anti-ship missile aces final firing

French missile system manufacturer MBDA has successfully carried out the final test-firing of a new ...

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  • Equipment & technology
Posted: over 2 years ago