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Kuwait’s Government Officials Visit Navy Forces in Bahrain

Kuwait’s Prime Minister has made a short visit to Bahrain to meet Kuwaiti navy forces statione...

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Libya: HMS Liverpool to Bombard Mad Dog

  BRITISH destroyer HMS Liverpool was last night preparing to shell targets in Libya and quicken the...

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Finnish Warship Leaves EU NAVFOR

  On 1 May, Finnish warship FNS POHJANMAA said farewell to Operation ATALANTA. The flagship of ...

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China, Pakistan Navy Conduct First Joint Anti-Piracy Drill off Somali Coast

  The warships of the navies of China and Pakistan on escort mission in the Gulf of Aden and th...

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  • Training & Education
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Navy Foils Pirates’ Attempt to Hijack Iranian Vessel

  Iranian Navy has foiled attempts by pirates to hijack an Iranian cargo ship off Pakistan’s so...

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Iran: Navy Dispaches 14th Flotilla of Warships to Gulf of Aden

  The Iranian Navy dispatched its 14th flotilla of warships to the Gulf of Aden to protect the ...

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Navy to Stop IHH Ships Headed for Gaza

Netanyahu meets with Security Cabinet, tells Foreign Ministry to continue efforts to stop IHH ships ...

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FGS Niedersachsen Assists Yemeni Dhow

  On the morning of the 20th April the helicopter from the German frigate NIEDERSACHSEN discove...

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Iran Mounts Missiles on Navy’s Hovercrafts

A senior Iranian naval commander says the country’s Army has for the first time equipped the N...

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  • Equipment & technology
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Iran’s Navy to Maintain Presence in International Waters

Iran’s Navy will maintain its strong and “strategic” presence in international waters to help protec...

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Somalia: Foreign Warship Attacks Boats in Hybo District

At least five persons were killed and eight others wounded after foreign warship attacked boats in H...

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Somalia: EU NAVFOR Releases 18 Suspected Pirates

On 21 April, EU NAVFOR released 18 suspected pirates that had been detained by the EU NAVFOR Finnish...

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USS Enterprise Sailor Found Dead

The Navy says a sailor assigned to the Norfolk-based aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) was fo...

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Somali Pirates Block Communications to Indonesian Sailors

Somalian pirates holding 20 Indonesian sailors hostage aboard the Sinar Kudus cargo ship have blocke...

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Indian Navy Diverts Warship to Somalia

As Somalian pirates continue to hold seven Indian merchant sailors hostage, the Indian Navy, in what...

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Iran’s Navy to Build New Model of Jamaran Destroyer

Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says the Islamic Republic is building a new m...

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Israel Seeks Sixth German Dolphin-Class Diesel-Electric Sub to Boost Navy

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is pressing Germany to sell Israel a sixth Dolphin-class diesel-el...

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Russian Large ASW Ship Admiral Vinogradov Protects Convoy from Pirates

Keeping on securing civilian shipping in the Gulf of Aden, Russian large ASW ship Admiral Vinogradov...

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