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USS Thomas Hudner conducts port visit in Kiel
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) conducted a four-day port visit in Kiel, Germany, on June 22, 2021, the U.S. Navy 6th Fleet announced.The port visit took place after participating in the 50th iteration...
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Austal USA Awarded $44m LCS Contract Modification
Austal announced that the United States Department of Defense has awarded Austal USA a modification to a previously awarded Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program contract, June 23, 2021. The modification provides Austal with a total potential additional value of...
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UK MoD denied Russia’s warning shots on HMS Defender
UK Ministry of Defence denied that Russian assets opened warning fires near the British Type 45-class destroyer HMS Defender via Twitter."The Royal Navy ship is conducting innocent passage through Ukrainian territorial waters in accordance with international law." said Uk...
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Russian assets open warning fire to Royal Navy destroyer in the Black Sea
According to Russia's state-owned TASS agency, the Russian Black Sea Fleet, together with the Russian Border Guard Service of the FSB of Russia, carried out warning fire towards the Royal Navy destroyer on 23 June.The border patrol ship carried...
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Lockheed to provide Trident Missile Navigation Tech for US and UK Submarines
Lockheed Martin has secured a potential $191.2 million contract from the U.S. Navy to manufacture inertial navigation systems for Increment 8 of the Trident II submarine-launched fleet ballistic missile system.The company’s rotary and mission systems business will produce the...
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USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Completes First Full Ship Shock Trial Event
On Friday, June 18, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully completed the first scheduled explosive event as part of Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST).The first-in-class aircraft carrier was designed using advanced computer modeling methods, testing, and analysis...
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Boeing, ESG and Lufthansa Technik Partner for Potential German P-8A Poseidon Fleet Support
Boeing signed agreements today with ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH and Lufthansa Technik that outline joint efforts to explore potential areas of collaboration in systems integration, training, support, and sustainment work. The signed memorandum of understanding may lead to more...
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HMCS Harry DeWolf conducts warm weather trials
After a month of conducting cold weather and ice trials off the coasts of Northern Labrador and Nunavut earlier this year, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Harry DeWolf found itself warm waters trials near Puerto Rico in late April.With the water...
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India and Thailand conducts coordinated patrol
The 31st iteration of the India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) between the Indian Navy and the Royal Thai Navy was conducted between 09 – 11 June 2021.INS Saryu, an indigenously built Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel and His Majesty’s Thailand...
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PT PAL, BOFORS sign cooperation contract on warship maintenance
PT PAL, an Indonesian shipbuilding company, signed a Teaming Agreement Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (TA MRO) with BAE Systems BOFORS AB, Thursday 27 May 2021. This collaboration was facilitated by the Indonesian Embassy in Stockholm.The signing of the TA...
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NATO Ships Participate in ITA MINEX 22, Mare Aperto
Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) participated in Exercise Mare Aperto-Italian Mine Warfare Exercise 22 (ITA MINEX-22) in...