The first Falaj 3 offshore patrol vessel (OPV) built for the UAE Navy has been commissioned, EDGE Group’s entity Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) revealed.
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) has been awarded AED 3.5 billion (app $953 million) contract by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and UAE Navy to build four Falaj 3-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs).
Captain Riviere of the French Marine Nationale handed over Command of the Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150) to Rear Admiral Alfaqeeh of the Saudi Royal Naval Force in a virtual ceremony.
The sources said only several hundred U.S. Navy personnel were left at Fifth Fleet headquarters, Middle East Newsline reported. They said… (worldtribune) [mappress] Source: worldtribune,March 17, 2011;
The Victoria cargo ship that was boarded by Israeli Navy commandos on Tuesday morning was carrying advanced Chinese-made anti-ship missiles… by Yaakov Katz(warsclerotic) [mappress] Source: warsclerotic,March 16, 2011;
A Bangladeshi ship hijacked by Somali pirates in December last year with 26 people aboard was freed on Monday after its owners paid a $4 mil… (news.yahoo) [mappress] Source: news.yahoo,March 14, 2011;
The Indian navy captured 61 pirates who jumped into the Arabian Sea to flee a gunfight and fire on the hijacked ship from which they had sta… By Ashok Sharma(news.yahoo) [mappress] Source: news.yahoo,March 14, 2011;
Egyptian officials say two US vessels have crossed the Suez Canal en route to the Mediterranean Sea to be close to Libya… Bureau Report (zeenews) [mappress] Source: zeneews,March 14, 2011;
The Navy has increased its Middle East presence by positioning two aircraft carriers there simultaneously for at least nine months a year fo… (stripes) [mappress] Source: stripes, March 10, 2011;
Pakistan’s Defence Ministry has asked the federal Cabinet to approve the purchase of conventional Chinese submarines to counter “emerging th… (indianexpress) [mappress] Source: indianexpress, March 10, 2011;
Denmark’s largest warship, Esbern Snare, will continue its hunt for pirates for another three months, reports public broadcaster DR… (cphpost) [mappress] Source: cphpost, March 9, 2011;
A Japanese-owned merchant vessel and its 24 crew members were released by four suspected pirates with the help of a Norfolk-based guided-mis… (hamptonroads) [mappress] Source: hamptonroads,March 7, 2011;
Naval warships INS Jalashwa and INS Mysore which have been dispatched to evacuate the Indian nationals stranded in strife-torn Libya would s… (zeenews) [mappress] Source: zeenews,March 4, 2011;
