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USA: Another Milestone in Development of Triton UAS
TRITON UAS Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy have marked another milestone in development of the Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) with the completion of the ninth initial flight test....
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Australian Frigate Readies for Operation SLIPPER
BOARDING PARTY MEMBERS OF HMAS DARWIN After a long maintenance period, which involved more than 140,000 hours of contracted work, coupled with some manning constraints, the crew of the Australian...
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Vigor Shipyards to Repair USS Moomsen
USS MOOMSEN DDG-92 Seattle based Vigor Shipyards Inc. has received a USD 33 million contract for repair and alteration of a US Navy ship. The ship, named USS Moomsen, with a hull number DDG 92, will...
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US Navy to Move Two Destroyers to Hawaii
USS JOHN PAUL JONES The U.S. Navy is moving two guided-missile destroyers, USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) and USS Preble (DDG 88), to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, this summer as a way of boosting...
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Iranian Navy Saves Oil Tanker from Pirate Attack
IRANIAN NAVY SHIP An Iranian oil tanker was rescued from a pirate attack by the Iranian Navy this morning in the Gulf of Aden, trend.az writes. Iranian Navy Commander, Admiral Siyavush Jarreh,...
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US Navy Helicopter Crashes, Coast Guard Assists
MH-53E SEA STALLION ASSIGNED TO HELICOPTER MINE COUNTERMEASURE SQUADRON ONE FOUR The US Navy Helicopter MH-53E Sea Dragon, crashed in the Virginia Capes yesterday morning, killing two 2 crewmembers....
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Indian Navy Ship Vikramaditya Arrives Home
INS VIKRAMADITYA The new aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy, INS Vikramaditya, has docked at her homeport of Karwar, Karnataka, the Mangalore Today writes. The 284-meter long warship headed from...
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BAE Systems Pens USS Wasp Deal
USS WASP LHD-1 BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair has received a 13.89 million contract for the planned maintenance work on USS Wasp (LHD 1). The dry-docking planned maintenance availability will update...
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French Warship FS Siroco Pays Visit to Mayotte
FRENCH WARSHIP FS SIROCO EU Navfor flagship, FS Siroco, on January 1st 2014, visited the Port of Mayotte, which is located in the Indian Ocean. This port is the only part of the EU located inside the...
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Iranian Navy Thwarts Second Pirate Attack in 24 Hours
ILLUSTRATION: SOMALI PIRATES The Iranian Navy’s 28th fleet fended off a second pirate attack targeting the country’s ship in the last 24 hours, as reported by the Fars news agency on Jan. 9 citing a...
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France: PIRIOU, DCNS Land Contract for Three Ships
MULTI-MISSION OCEAN-GOING VESSEL French defence procurement agency DGA has awarded a contract to PIRIOU and DCNS for supply of three multi-mission ocean-going vessels, with an option for a fourth and...
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US Navy to Christen Fourth Joint High Speed Vessel
KEEL LAYING CEREMONY FOR THE JOINT HIGH SPEED VESSEL FALL RIVER (JHSV 4) During a ceremony at Mobile, Ala. on January 11th, the US Navy will christen Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) Fall River being...
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First Sea Trials for Hanoi in Vietnamese Waters
VIETNAMESE SUBMARINE HANOI Russian-built submarine Hanoi held her first sea trials in Vietnamese waters on Wednesday, (January 8, 2014), Thanhnien news portal writes. The submarine, the first...
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Keel Laid for Fourth Indian Coast Guard OPV
KEEL LAYING CEREMONY FOR THE FOURTH INDIAN COAST GUARD OPV Goa Shipyard Ltd held a keel laying ceremony for the fourth of six new Indian Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) on January 9th 2014....
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HII Gets USS Gerald R. Ford Contract
USS GERALD R FORD Huntington Ingalls Industries’ business division Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) has been awarded a USD 8.16 million contract for USS Gerald R. Ford. During the contract execution,...
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British, Russian Ships Meet at Sea
ROYAL NAVY WARSHIP HMS DUNCAN The Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer, HMS Defender, returned to Portsmouth yesterday having ensured safe passage of a Russian task group along the country’s coast. The...
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Top News of the Week Jan 6 – Jan 12, 2014
TOP NEWS OF THE WEEK Canadian Navy Submarine to Return to Service after Decade The Canadian Navy submarine HMCS Chicoutimi will return to the fleet almost a decade after a major fire onboard the ship,...
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GDEB, US Navy Ink Ohio Replacement Submarine Contract
OHIO REPLACEMENT SUBMARINE General Dynamics Electric Boat has signed a contract with the US Navy under which General Dynamics will continue development of the Common Missile Compartment for the Ohio...
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French Warship Conducts Training with Tanzanian Navy
EU NAVFOR WITH TANZANIAN NAVY The flagship of the EU Naval Force, FS Siroco, held training with the Tanzanian Navy during her recent visit to the port of Dar Es Salaam. The training included a...
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US Navy’s Fourth Joint High Speed Vessel Fall River Christened
CHRISTENING OF JHSV 4 Alabama-based shipbuilder Austal christened the US Navy’s fourth Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) Fall River in Mobile, Al. on January 11th, 2014. The Secretary of the Navy, Ray...
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