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September 15, 2020 (Google Translation) – The Dutch warship Groningen has intercepted a drug transport for the 2nd time in 3 days. In the Caribbean Sea, the patrol ship was able to force a so-called go-fast to stop last Friday. He had an estimated 465 kilos of cocaine on board. Last week, the crew already intercepted 455 kilos of cocaine.…
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September 15, 2020 – Work on the Morrison Government’s Hunter Class Frigate Program is progressing as the prototyping phase of the program approaches. The prime contractor for the Program, ASC Shipbuilding, has signed a contract with South Australian Company Infrabuild Steel Centre to support the manufacturing of the frigates at the Osborne South shipyard. The contract is for the supply…
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September 15, 2020 (Google Translation) – Today, long-range anti-submarine aircraft Tu-142 of the naval aviation of the Russian Navy have performed scheduled flights over the neutral waters of the Bering and Black Seas. The duration of the flights was about 6 and 10 hours, respectively. At some stages of the route over the Bering Sea, Tu-142 aircraft were accompanied by…
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September 14, 2020 (Google Translation) – On Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 10 am, the task force supplier (EGV) “Berlin” will return to its home port of Wilhelmshaven after more than five months from the NATO support mission in the Aegean Sea. At the beginning of April the “Berlin” left Wilhelmshaven under the command of frigate captain Stefan Klatt (51)…
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September 15, 2020 – iXblue was selected by Naval Group to provide navigation systems to the four future tankers for the French Navy. Phins navigation systems and Netans navigation data distribution & computation systems will thus equip the future logistics support vessels, as part of the “Logistics Fleet” program (Flotte Logistique (FLOTLOG)) led by the European Organization for Joint Armament…
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September 15, 2020 – The U.S. Navy awarded Science Applications International Corp. a single-award, cost-plus fixed fee task order worth approximately $78 million to provide support services for mobility platform integration for the Expeditionary Department at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in Crane, Indiana. Under the task order, SAIC will assist NSWC Crane in overcoming challenges associated with engineering…
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September 11, 2020 (Google Translation) – Departing on August 4, 2020 from Port-des-Galets in Reunion, the polar patrol boat L’Astrolabe has returned to Reunion since August 28. During the month of August, he carried out a surveillance mission in the southern zone of the Indian Ocean centered on patrolling the Malagasy and French economic zone. Reinforced by 10 sailors constituting…
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September 14, 2020 – Thales Australia and Flinders University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to conduct a study into the development of an automation system for the launch and recovery process of the General Dynamics Mission Systems Bluefin 9, procured by the Royal Australian Navy under its Deployable Mine Counter Measures project. Current launch and recovery processes for AUVs…
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September 14, 2020 (Google Translation) – In the new year, the Coast Guard took over responsibility for the state tugboat contingency and was given the vessels KV Jarl and KV Bison». Now they are shown to the public for the first time. KV Jarl and KV Bison became part of the Coast Guard’s structure around the new year in 2020,…
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September 14, 2020 – HMA Ships Stuart and Arunta sailed in company with ships from Japan, South Korea and the United States in the Pacific Ocean this week. Commanding Officer HMAS Arunta Commander Troy Duggan said he welcomed this opportunity to continue close and effective cooperation with key partners in the region. “RAN remains committed to strengthening longstanding security partnerships…
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