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Russian Navy’s Baltic Fleet ships hunt down enemy subs
Russian Navy’s Aleksin and Kabardino-Balkariya small anti-submarine ships have practiced searching, detecting and eliminating mock enemy submarines within bipartite command exercise held in the naval training areas of the Baltic Fleet.

USS Zumwalt makes first Guam port call
The US Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) departed Guam after a scheduled port call on 16 September.

Polish Navy’s Kormoran II-class MCMVs to feature OSU-35K weapon system
PIT-RADWAR, a company of Polish defence company PGZ Stocznia Wojenna (PGZ SW), has received a contract to provide OSU-35K naval gun systems for Polish Navy’s Kormoran II-class mine countermeasure vessels (MCMV).

Britain spent billions on new frigates in the last five years
The UK has spent billions of pounds on the Royal Navy’s new Type 26 and Type 31 frigates, data provided by Alec Shelbrooke, Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence, show.

Dearsan Shipyard lays keel for new Nigerian Navy’s OPVs
Turkish shipbuilding company Dearsan Shipyard has held a keel laying ceremony for two high-endurance offshore patrol vessels being built for the Nigerian Navy.

Australia’s first Hunter-class frigate to be operational in 2031
The expected time frame for the first of the Australian Navy’s Hunter-class frigates is 2031, acting Prime Minister and defence minister Richard Marles revealed.

US Navy retires another Tico cruiser after three decades of service
The crew of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) held a decommissioning ceremony onboard Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, on 16 September.

Tomahawk Robotics wins Artemis program contract for US Marines
Tomahawk Robotics has received a contract for the Autonomy and Robotics Enhanced Multi-Domain Infantry Squad (ARTEMIS) program through the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL).

USCG seizes half a billion dollars of illegal narcotics in Miami
Last week, the crew of the US Coast Guard’s cutter USCGC Legare (WMEC 912) offloaded approximately 24,700 pounds of cocaine and 3,892 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $475 million, at Base Miami Beach.

Australia to unveil final design of new subs at the beginning of next year
On the first anniversary of the AUKUS pact, acting Prime Minister and defence minister Richard Marles revealed that the country is on track to be able to make the announcement about the final design at the beginning of next year.

NATO, partners testing new maritime unmanned systems in Portugal
Around 1,500 military and civilian personnel from NATO and partner countries are gathering in Portugal this month for two maritime exercises aimed at testing the interoperability of new maritime unmanned systems.

USMC’s King Stallion conducts first fleet exercise
The US Marine Corps’ (USMC) CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter has conducted the first fleet exercise with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461.

US Coast Guard cutter conducts at-sea ops with Singapore Navy in South China Sea
The US Coast Guard cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) has conducted at-sea operations and exchanges with the Republic of Singapore Navy.

Israeli Navy takes delivery of Leonardo’s naval gun for Sa’ar 6-class corvettes
The Israeli Navy has held an acceptance ceremony for Leonardo’s 6/62 Super Rapido Multi-Feeding naval gun for its Sa’ar 6 class corvettes.