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Fincantieri floats out Italian Navy’s new PPA, 1st with full defense configuration
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has launched the Italian Navy’s fourth multipurpose offshore patrol ship (PPA – Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura) Giovanni delle Bande Nere.

JFD wraps up NATO Golden Arrow submarine rescue exercise
UK-based subsea and engineering firm JFD has successfully completed a comprehensive submarine rescue exercise to mobilise the NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS).

EMSA supporting EU Naval Force missions in Somalia and Libya
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has revealed its intention to support EU Naval Force operations through the signing of two cooperation agreements with EU NAVFOR Somalia and EUNAVFOR MED.

Boeing to offer P-8A Poseidon for Canada’s multi-mission aircraft project
American aerospace company Boeing has revealed its intent to offer P-8A Poseidon in response to Canada’s request for information (RFI) for long-range maritime patrol aircraft.

Russian Navy conducts defense drills in Crimea
The Russian Navy has revealed that its Black Sea Fleet has been practicing a comprehensive tactical exercise to defend naval ships’ bases from enemies in Crimea and the southern Krasnodar Region.

CRA: New self-correcting infrastructure to increase resilience of US Navy ships
Charles River Analytics (CRA) has partnered with George Washington University (GWU) to develop a self-healing adaptation infrastructure for loss tolerance (SAIL) which could increase the resilience of US Navy ships.

Naval Group, PT PAL ink MoU to strengthen submarine cooperation
French shipbuilding company Naval Group and Indonesian shipbuilder PT PAL have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) seeking to leverage the capabilities of both partners to meet the growing requirements of the Indonesian Navy.

Indonesia plans to purchase two Scorpene-class submarines from France
French Minister for the Armed Forces Florence Parly has revealed that Indonesia wants to buy two Scorpene-class submarines from France.

Gallery: Russian tech firm unveils new version of its submersible patrol ship
Russia’s tech firm Rubin Design Bureau has revealed the second version of BOSS patrol ship that combines the benefits of a submarine and a surface patrol ship.

New baseline design for Australian Navy’s Hunter-class frigate established
The year-long System Definition Review (SDR), involving work by BAE Systems’ engineering teams in Australia and the UK, has established a new baseline design for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Hunter-class frigate program.

Teledyne FLIR to provide services for US Navy and USCG sensor systems
Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, has been awarded an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to service electro-optical sensor systems used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR).

GSL delivers last Sankalp-class OPV to Indian Coast Guard ahead of schedule
Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), an Indian Government-owned shipbuilding company, has delivered the 5th and last Sankalp-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) to the Indian Coast Guard.

South Korea plans to buy more Phalanx CIWS units for its warships
South Korea intends to purchase four more Phalanx close-in weapons systems (CIWS) to equip its naval ships, US congressional records show.

Air Industries to provide landing gear for US Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
Air Industries Group, through its Long Island-based subsidiary, Air Industries Machining Corp., has been awarded a contract to produce landing gear and ancillary components for the US Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye.