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Image of the Day: USS Somerset Brought to Life
The U.S. Navy’s newest amphibious transport dock ship, USS Somerset docked during week-long commissioning events in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Somerset was commissioned during a formal ceremony...
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Ukrainian Frigate on Home Land
UKRAINIAN FRIGATE HETMAN SAHAYDACHNY The Ukrainian Navy frigate Hetman Sahaydachny, which arrived in Ukraine on March 5, will temporarily stay in the port of Odesa, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence...
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India: One Dead, One Injured in Shipyard Accident
MAZAGON DOCK LIMITED An Indian Naval officer was killed, and another injured at Mumbai-based Mazagon Docks Ltd, the Indo Asian News Service (IANS) reported citing local officials. The officers are...
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Image of the Day: Wash Down aboard USS Iwo Jima
USS IWO JIMA Air department Sailors conducts a salt water wash down to remove ice from the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima is conducting flight deck...
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Israeli Navy Seizes Iranian Rocket Shipment
ILLUSTRATION The Israeli Navy said on Wednesday that its commando units had interdicted a suspected Iranian shipment of advanced weapons in the Red Sea. The shipment was said to had been destined for...
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VIDEO: USS Bataan Medevacs Two Crew from Turkish Vessel
MH-60 SEA HAWK CARRYING TURKISH MARINERS On March 8th, the US Navy’s amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) received a distress call from a grounded Turkish Flagged Container Vessel, Yusuf...
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World Navies Intensify Search for Malaysian Lost Flight
The search for the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which lost radar signal in the early hours of Saturday, when it was flying over the Ho Chi Minh air traffic control area in Vietnam, is intensively...
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Image of the Day: Australian, Korean Ships Sail in Formation
The Republic of Korea Navy ship ROKS WONSAN, and the Royal Australian Navy ships HMAS HUON and HMAS GASCOYNE returning from the Western Pacific Naval Symposium’s (WPNS) Mine Countermeasures and Diving...
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UK’s Oldest Sub to Undergo Refuelling anent Radiation Leak
HMS VANGUARD The nuclear reactor of the UK’s oldest nuclear submarine, HMS Vanguard, will be refuelled during its planned deep maintenance period which begins in 2015 and will last for around...
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Electric Boat Wins USS Minnesota PSA Contract Modification
USS MINNESOTA General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp (GDEB) has received a USD 57.1 mln contract modification for the planning and execution of the USS Minnesota’s (SSN 783) post shakedown availability...
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Dutch Navy’s HNLMS Karel Doorman Christened
HNLMS KAREL DOORMAN Dutch Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert has christened HNLMS Karel Doorman (A388), a multi-function support ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy intended for amphibious...
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Image of the Day: View from Underneath the Surface
Last week, the Special Forces Marines of the Dutch Navy trained with the submarine HNLMS Dolphin. Naval Today Staff, March 11, 2014; Image: Dutch Navy
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Russia Deploys 60 Ships near Ukraine
IHOR TENYUKH Russia has deployed 60 ships on the East border of Ukraine and in Crimea, Acting Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Ihor Tenykh said on Tuesday, March 11. The Minister also stressed that...
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VIDEO: Nato Flagship’s Readiness Put to Test at Sea
ALVARO DE BAZAN Spanish warship Alvaro De Bazan, NATO’s counter-piracy flagship, took part in an air defence training drill in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday (5 March 2014) in order to maintain its...
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Image of the Day: USS George H.W. Bush Docked in Antalya, Turkey
USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) anchors out in the harbor of Antalya, Turkey. George H. W. Bush is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security...
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USA: NASSCO Bags USD 128.5 Million MLP 3 Contract
NASSCO General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding (NASSCO) has received a USD 128.5 million contract modification to previously awarded contract to accomplish detail design and construction of...
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USA: Interstate Electronics Lands Trident II Contract Modification
TRIDENT II MISSILE Interstate Electronics Corp. has won a USD 8.9 million modification under previously awarded contract aimed at providing technical support to flight test instrumentation systems...
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Image of the Day: Spanish Training Ship Brings a Taste of History to Tenerife
Juan Sebastián de Elcano’ sails in Tenerife waters during a three-day port visit to Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands). The ‘Juan Sebastián de Elcano’ is a training ship of the Royal Spanish...
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Russia Brings More Troops to Crimea
Russia has sent more troops, trucks and an armoured personnel carrier to Crimea today, Reuters reports. The troops and personnel were transported this morning to Kazachaya Bay near Sevastopol by the...
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Image of the Day: Magical Day Dawns on HNLMS Karel Doorman
HNLMS KAREL DOORMAN A magical day dawns on HNLMS Karel Doorman, the Royal Dutch Navy’s new Joint Support Ship while docked at Damen’s Yard in Ritthem, Zeeland, as it prepares for official christening...
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