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December 11, 2020 (Google Translation) – As part of the celebrations of the Day of the Sailor, celebrated on December 13, the Navy held, today (11), the ceremony “Day of the Sailor – PROSUB 2020”, in the Naval Complex of Itaguaí (RJ), with the presence of the President of Republic, Jair Bolsonaro, Minister of Defense, Army General Fernando Azevedo, Navy…
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December 11, 2020 (Google Translation) – The Mariner’s Day celebrations, held on December 11, were attended by the USS “Vermont”, of the US Navy. As usually occurs when Marines are at sea, Submarine “Tupi” carried out joint operations with the North American submarine in the days before its arrival at the Submarine Base of Madeira Island, in Itaguaí (RJ), where…
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December 10, 2020 – NATO Operation Sea Guardian has finished its last focused security patrol for 2020 today (10 December). As part of this activity (known as a focused operation), which started on 24 November, NATO maritime assets have been helping provide an accurate maritime picture to NATO commanders, enforcing counter-terrorism measures, and working with partners. Sea Guardian’s current flagship…
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December 9, 2020 – The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport NATO Naval Forces Weapon and Sensor Accuracy Check Site (FORACS) Sensor Accuracy Test (SAT) team recently executed a successful test on the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the lead ship of a new class of aircraft carriers. Since this class of vessel had not been tested before,…
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December 10, 2020 (Google Translation) – A planning conference on the participation of the Navy in the international exercise AMAN-2021 (AMAN-2021), which will be held in February 2021 in the water area of the Pakistani port of Karachi, was held in Sevastopol online. The initiators of working out joint actions were the Naval Forces of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,…
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December 9, 2020 – Increased depth range and the ability to explore 99% of the ocean floor, including the abyssal region—one of the least understood areas of the deep sea—are just some of the upgrades underway for the iconic human-occupied Vehicle (HOV) Alvin that were unveiled today at the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) Fall Meeting 2020. Researchers from Woods Hole…
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December 9, 2020 (Google Translation) – The presence and surveillance of the aircraft carrier cruiser Garibaldi continues in the Mediterranean Sea to protect the interests of the country and the defense of the free use of the high seas. The two naval units of the Coastal Surveillance and Defense Patrol Forces Command (COMFORPAT) of Augusta, the Borsini ship and the…
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December 10, 2020 – OCEA continues to deliver C-Falcon and FPB 110 vessels to the Nigerian Navy. Two new OCEA vessels were loaded on a cargo ship on December 1, 2020. In addition to the delivery in November of one FPB 110 – P193 – NNS SOKOTO and one C-Falcon – P 272, these two new vessels will be delivered…
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December 10, 2020 – Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, BMT has continued to work collaboratively with its maritime customers and partners to deliver a near business-as-usual service, and as the year draws to a close the business is celebrating a year of successful and diverse ship design project milestones and contract awards from across the globe. From concept and design through…
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