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ITS Sirocco Joins European Naval Force

On Saturday the 14th of April the Italian Frigate ITS SCIROCCO has joined the European Naval Force t...

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Russia: Pacific Fleet Lays Wreaths to Corvette Musson Sank 25 Years Ago

Pacific Fleet (PF) servicemen on Apr 17 commemorated corvette (small-size missile ship) Musson by la...

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Russia: Grachonok to Become Black Sea Fleet Member on May 7

The ensign-hoisting ceremony on special-purpose boat Grachonok will be held on May 7, a source in Bl...

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UK: Royal Navy to Commission HMS Dragon on Friday 20th

HMS Dragon will formally take her place alongside her older sisters as the fourth of the Royal Navy’...

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UK: Royal Navy Helicopter, HMS Illustrious Take Part in Joint Warrior

The Royal Navy helicopter and commando carrier, HMS Illustrious, has joined one of the largest milit...

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  • Training & Education
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Pacific Fleet Task Force Sets Course for Yellow Sea

Pacific Fleet (PF) task force comprising Guards missile cruiser Varyag, destroyers Marshal Shaposhni...

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  • Training & Education
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Ships of BS Naval Cooperation Task Group Arrive in Sevastopol, Ukraine

  Ships of Black Sea Naval Cooperation Task Group (BLACKSEAFOR) on Apr 13 arrived in Sevastopol...

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  • Training & Education
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UK Armed Guards Look Vulnerable To Emerging Nations’ Prices

As regulation slowly and painfully filters down the private maritime security industry, a “prolifera...

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  • Industry
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HMS Westminster Intercepts Suspicious Dhow in Indian Ocean

£14m of drugs used to fund terrorist activity will never reach their destination thanks to a major b...

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German-Owned Freighter Loaded with Military Equipment, Ammunition Stops Near Syria

  A German-owned freighter loaded with military equipment and ammunition heading to Syria, was ...

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  • Training & Education
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RRS Ernest Shackleton Assists Brazilian Navy Vessel

Early on Easter Sunday morning (8th April), British Antarctic Survey ship RRS Ernest Shackleton was ...

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France Tests Ship Defense with U.S. Navy’s SSST

As part of a foreign military sales case, the U.S. Navy worked together with French military to exec...

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  • Training & Education
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Royal Naval Reservist Returns from Six-Month Deployment Fighting Piracy off Coast of Somalia

Royal Naval Reservist Lieutenant Mark Bannister, 35, has recently returned from a six-month deployme...

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  • Training & Education
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UK: Royal Navy Gets 130 Young Officers

More than 130 men and women today joined the celebrated ‘band of brothers’ that is the R...

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UK: HMS Sherwood’s Reservists Return from Major Exercise

Three “blue-nosed” Reservists from HMS Sherwood in Nottingham have returned from a major exercise in...

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  • Training & Education
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First Dutch F-35 Lighting II Test Aircraft Rolls Out of Factory

  The first Dutch F-35 Lightning II test aircraft, the AN-1, rolled off the production line in ...

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  • Industry
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UK: Naval Forces Converge on Scotland for Joint Warrior Exercise

Warships from across the globe – including a dozen Royal Navy warships, submarines and auxiliaries –...

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France: Bureau Veritas, Securymind Join Forces to Protect Ships Against Piracy

Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has joined forces with French maritime s...

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  • Industry
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