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French shipbuilder launches Egyptian subsidiary Alexandria Naval
French shipbuilder Naval Group officially opened Alexandria Naval for Maintenance and Industry, its Egyptian subsidiary which will be responsible for the maintenance of Egyptian Navy vessels built and delivered by Naval Group. “The strategic alliance between Naval Group and Egypt contributes activel
Egypt signs vessel sustainment agreement with France’s Naval group
The Egyptian Navy has signed an in-service support agreement with Naval Group for the upkeep of Egyptian Navy vessels delivered by the French shipbuilder. The agreement was announced on December 3 at the Egypt Defense and Security Exhibition (EDEX) and lays ground to the contract framing the mainten
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Counter-piracy operation Haka kicks off in Gulf of Aden
A counter-piracy operation conducted by the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) is currently underway in the Gulf of Aden and the Socotra gap. Operation Haka – as the undertaking is named – started on November 16 and will conclude on November 23. It will be conducted as part of the Kuwait-led CTF 151’s m
USS Carney wraps up European patrol
US Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) completed a four-month patrol in the US 6th Fleet area of operations, returning to Naval Station Rota, Spain, November 17. Carney departed Rota July 27, 2018, and began its fifth Forward-Deployed Naval Force patrol in Europe and Africa. “From Va
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Royal Moroccan Navy receives new hydrographic vessel ‘Dar Al Beida’
The Royal Moroccan Navy has received a new hydrographic and multi-mission vessel from French shipbuilder PIRIOU. The 72-meter long RMNS Dar Al Beida is based on Kership’s B2M multi-mission ships currently under construction for the French Navy and was delivered to Morocco in a ceremony on October 26
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EUNAVFOR destroys pirate vessel after attack on Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier
Spanish sailors assigned to EUNAVFOR’s operation Atalanta captured and destroyed a pirate whaler in an operation off the Somali coast on October 28. The pirate vessel was detected following an attack on Hong Kong-flagged Bulk Carrier KSL Sydney. The attack against the KSL Sydney took place on Octobe
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