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May 16, 2021 – On Friday and again on Saturday night the Australian Defence Force deployed P-8A Poseidon aircraft to deliver life rafts to 20 stranded fishermen who were clinging to their vessel 670nm west of Perth. They worked closely with other aircraft coordinated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). HMAS Anzac, which was hours off docking in Perth…
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May 14, 2021 – Austal Limited is pleased to announce that Austal Australia has delivered two Cape-class Patrol Boats to the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG). The two 58 metre patrol boats, TTS Port of Spain (CG41) and TTS Scarborough (CG42), were accepted by Lieutenant Commander Francise Paulette Cazoe of the TTCG, at a delivery ceremony held at Austal…
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May 15, 2021 – Three Royal Navy warships today join NATO allies in the world’s largest test of naval air and missile defences. Played out off Scotland’s Outer Hebrides and Norway’s Arctic coast, the three-week-long Formidable Shield 2021 will test missile systems, sensors, software – and the hundreds of men and women operating them as they demonstrate their ability to…
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May 17, 2021 – The fifth of the Silent Service’s Astute-class submarines sits in the water as she enters the final stages of construction and commissioning. HMS Anson was rolled out of her home for the past decade before being lowered into the water at BAE’s yard in Barrow during a delicate two-day operation. Now she’s conducting final testing and…
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May 15, 2021 – Legend-class national security cutter USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) transited from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, concluding the crew’s recent Black Sea operations and engagements, May 14, 2021. Hamilton entered the Black Sea on April 27, 2021, in support of NATO Allies and partners. Hamilton is the first U.S. Coast Guard cutter to visit the…
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May 18, 2021 (Google Translation) – The Ship Search and Strike Group (KPUG) of the Black Sea Fleet (CHF) consisting of the Guards missile cruiser “Moscow” and the frigate “Admiral Grigorovich” worked at sea to find and destroy the submarine of the conventional enemy. The exercise was conducted in accordance with the plan of combat training of the fleet in…
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May 18, 2021 (Google Translation) – Small anti-submarine ships (MPC) of the White Sea naval base of the Northern Fleet “Onega” and “Naryan-Mar” made an inter-base crossing from the White Sea to the Barents Sea and arrived in Severomorsk. Within a few days, their crews will replenish the necessary ship’s supplies and will go to the Barents Sea for joint…
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May 14, 2021 (Google Translation) – On Friday, May 14, the Defense Business Administration (Cheongjiang Kang In-ho) signed a contract with LIGOX1 To develop a maritime security leader-II production contract worth approximately 164 billion won. Maritime surveillance radar-II is a radar for detecting ships and aircraft moving in medium-range seas installed on major coasts and islands, the data detected by…
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May 17, 2021 (Google Translation) – During a new discovery of narcotics on a nationalityless dhow off the coast of Oman last week, the La Fayette Frigate (FLF) Guépratte seized a total of nearly three tons of cannabis resin. The Guépratte, currently deployed in the Gulf as part of Operation AGENOR, is engaged in an on-time operation to combat drug…
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May 18, 2021 (Google Translation) – It is a dark rock that pierces in the distance on a sea scratched by the mistral: Cape Sicié is in sight, synonymous, for the sailors who see it, back at the port-base. Away from their families for 5 months, the sailors of Crew B of the Metropolitan Support and Assistance Vessel (BSAM) Seine…
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