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Europe & Eurasia
Posted: over 11 years ago

Fighting Clan Casts Off for Security Mission East of Suez

HMS Sutherland today sailed from Devonport to begin six months keeping pirates and other criminals i...

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Posted: over 11 years ago

Thales UK to Develop USVs Intended for Off-Board MCM Operations

Thales UK has signed a contract with Autonomous Surface Vehicles Ltd (ASV Ltd) to develop a re-confi...

Categories:
  • Equipment & technology
Posted: over 11 years ago
Posted: over 11 years ago

French Navy Returns Gowind OPV L’Adroit to Her Homeport

Gowind® offshore patrol vessel L’Adroit returned to her homeport of Toulon on 29 June 2012 after a t...

Categories:
  • Industry
Posted: over 11 years ago
Posted: over 11 years ago

Sailors on Survey HMS Echo Complete Full Monty (the Mediterranean)

Sailors on survey HMS Echo completed the Full Monty in the sweltering heat of the Mediterranean.  Th...

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  • Training & Education
Posted: over 11 years ago
Posted: over 11 years ago

UK: Northrop Grumman Wins PMS Supply for HMS Anson

Northrop Grumman Corporation  has been selected to supply the Platform Management System (PMS) for t...

Categories:
  • Industry
Posted: over 11 years ago
Posted: over 11 years ago

Merlins Participate in NATO Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise (Norway)

Fresh from maritime security operations in the Indian Ocean, Merlins of 814 Naval Air Squadron decam...

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  • Training & Education
Posted: over 11 years ago
Posted: over 11 years ago

UK: Babcock Concludes Mk8 Mod1 Upgrade for MoD and Royal Navy

Babcock has successfully delivered a long term contract to upgrade the 4.5 inch Mk8 naval gun to Mod...

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Posted: over 11 years ago
Posted: over 11 years ago

Second Assembly Cycle of UK’s New Aircraft Carriers Underway

A further milestone has been reached in the assembly of the first of the UK’s new Queen Elizabeth Cl...

Categories:
  • Industry
Posted: over 11 years ago
Posted: over 11 years ago

Spain: Major Milestone in Construction of ADF’s Amphibious Ships

Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced the...

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  • Authorities
Posted: over 11 years ago
Posted: over 11 years ago

Admiral Stanhope Underlines Importance of Aircraft Carriers (UK)

First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope gave a keynote speech yesterday to international naval lead...

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Posted: over 11 years ago

UK: HMS Dragon Salutes P&O Cruise Fleet Amid Historic Sail Past

Brand-new £1bn destroyer HMS Dragon saluted the seven cruise ships of world’s famous P&O line la...

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  • Training & Education
Posted: over 11 years ago
Posted: over 11 years ago

U.S. Flag Raised aboard Spanish Naval Base anent July 4

  U.S. service members assigned to Naval Station Rota, Spain raised the U.S. flag aboard the Sp...

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  • Training & Education
Posted: over 11 years ago
Posted: over 11 years ago

Royal Navy of Oman Takes Over 7 Somalis Suspected of Piracy

On July 1, HNLMS Evertsen, the flagship of NATO’s counterpiracy mission Ocean Shield, handed over 7 ...

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Posted: over 11 years ago
Posted: over 11 years ago

Alleged Technical Problems of HMS York Remain Unconfirmed (Baltic Sea)

HMS York, pennant number 90, a York-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy, had technical problems du...

Categories:
  • Training & Education
Posted: over 11 years ago
Posted: over 11 years ago

EUNAVFOR Provides Support to Tanzanian Navy in Combating Piracy

On June 25, Force Commander Rear Admiral Dupuis visited the headquarters of the Tanzanian Navy to me...

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  • Authorities
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Spanish Combat Supply Ship Cantabria to Operate with Royal Australian Navy

Spain and Australia have agreed today that the Combat Supply Ship Cantabria will operate with the Ro...

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  • Authorities
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Posted: over 11 years ago

Ireland: LE Aisling Detains Spanish Registered Fishing Vessel

The Naval Service Vessel LE Aisling has detained a Spanish registered fishing vessel approximately 2...

Posted: over 11 years ago
Posted: over 11 years ago

HMS Diamond, FS Forbin Show What They Are Made Of

One of the Royal Navy’s newest warships HMS Diamond has been working with one of her French co...

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  • Training & Education
Posted: over 11 years ago