Miscellaneous

In the frame of the EDIDP (European Defence Industrial Development Programme) and in line with the PESCO project MAS MCM (Maritime semi- Autonomous Mine Counter Measures) Naval Group Belgium, a 100% subsidiary of Naval Group, will lead the MIRICLE...

According to a press release issued by the U.S. Navy, USS Benfold (DDG 65) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the vicinity of the Paracel Islands (China calls Xisha Islands), consistent with international law on 12 July."Unlawful and sweeping...

According to Rivista Italia Defense (RID) magazine, Morocco has been in talks with Fincantieri to enforce its Navy with two Bergamini class multimission frigates.The sources underlined that the discussions are ongoing between Morocco and Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. Morocco also...

The commander of the Iranian Navy, Hossein Khanzadi, has said that the presence of its vessels in the Atlantic Ocean “is a response to the US claims that Iran would never be able to have a presence in the...

Italian Navy decommissioned 36-year-old Maestrale class frigate ITS Espero on June 30, 2021, with a ceremony held at Naval Base in Taranto.Espero (F 576) is the seventh ship of the Maestrale-class frigate of the Italian Navy. She was laid down on 1 August 1982...

4 sailors taken to hospital, later released after fire on USS Gettysburg. The U.S. Navy said four sailors were injured after a fire aboard the USS Gettysburg Wednesday (July 7) night at BAE Systems Ship Repair.The ship’s force and...

In a ceremony in June, Captain Javier Nuñez de Prado Aparicio of the Spanish Navy assumed command of Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) from Commander Gregory Guiran of the French Navy in Cartagena, Spain, NATO Maritime Command...

The German Ministry of Defense today signed a letter of offer and acceptance for five Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft under the U.S. government’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process, Boeing announced.The US State Department had approved the sale of five...

Odense Maritime Technology, Terma and PensionDanmark announce joint candidacy for the full-range delivery of the Royal Danish Navy’s new vessels.According to a press release issued by Terma, the parties behind the Defense Agreement has decided to initiate a development...

Indian Navy’s Talwar-class frigate, INS Tabar arrived at Alexandria on 27 June 2021 for two days as part of a goodwill visit, the Indian Navy announced.India and Egypt share warm bilateral relations and ships of the Indian Navy have...