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February 8, 2021 – Two Coast Guard Atlantic Area-based cutters offloaded more than $330 million worth of illegal narcotics, Thursday and Monday, at Port Everglades, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The Coast Guard Cutter Campbell crew offloaded more than 7,200 pounds of cocaine, Thursday, worth more than $123 million, and the Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane crew offloaded more than 11,800…
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February 9, 2020 (Google Translation) – This morning the missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov left the main base of the Northern Fleet – Severomorsk – to carry out complex combat training tasks at sea. In addition, the cruiser will work out a number of tasks related to ensuring the safety of navigation in the Arctic zone of responsibility of the Northern…
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February 9, 2021 – There’s an extra layer of defence around HMS Lancaster and her 200 crew to keep her foes at bay. The Portsmouth-based warship has been fitted with heavy machine-guns to fend off small, fast-attack craft – guns tested for the first time off the South Coast this week as the ‘Queen’s Frigate’ shakes off winter cobwebs. After…
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February 8, 2020 (Google Translation) – On Monday, KNM “Helge Ingstad” set out on its final journey. It is now more than two years since the vessel was in operational service, but the frigate has performed a number of important missions for Norway and the world community. Prior to the accident in 2018, KNM “Helge Ingstad” both operated for NATO…
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February 9, 2020 (Google Translation) – Sevmash (part of the USC) mastered the use of polymer materials for the construction of nuclear submarines. They are used when installing zonal units with equipment weighing more than a hundred tons. The engineers of the design bureau of the enterprise have improved the design of fastening units and the technology of installing sites…
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February 8, 2021 – The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group conducted dual carrier operations with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in the South China Sea, Feb. 9. The ships and aircraft of the two strike groups coordinated operations in a highly trafficked area to demonstrate the U.S. Navy’s ability to operate in challenging environments. As a part of dual carrier…
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February 8, 2021 – Personnel from the Caribbean Naval Force and the families of the crew of the Colombian Navy ship, were arranged at the main dock of the ARC “Bolívar” Naval Base to welcome the men and women of the ARC “Almirante frigate. Padilla “who returned to the port of Cartagena, after their outstanding participation in the” Renacer “operation,…
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February 8, 2021 – Philly Shipyard, Inc., the sole operating subsidiary of Philly Shipyard ASA (OSE: PHLY), today announced it has been awarded a contract by Patriot Contract Services – the ship manager on behalf of the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) – for the repair of the USNS Charlton (T-AKR-314). The repairs will be completed in the Q3…
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February 8, 2021 – L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a contract by Fincantieri Marinette Marine for the shipboard integration and production of major subsystems onboard the U.S. Navy’s guided-missile frigate FFG 62. L3Harris is prepared to support the Navy’s plans to build at least 10 ships. The value of the L3Harris program could exceed $300 million if all design, development,…
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February 7, 2021 – The U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), began Mine Warfare Exercise (MIWEX) 1JA 2021 off the coast of southwestern Japan, Jan. 28. MIWEX 1JA is part of an annual series of exercises between the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Defense Force (JMSDF) designed to increase proficiency in mine countermeasure operations between the two…
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