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July 17, 2021 – The forward-deployed ships of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, arrive off the coast of Australia in preparation for the biennial bilateral exercise Talisman Sabre (TS) 21, July 16. Led by the Australian Defence Force (ADF), Talisman Sabre 21 is a large-scale, exercise between Australia and the U.S. to strengthen…
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HMS Prince of Wales has made her first overseas port visit with a short stop in Gibraltar. The overseas territory will host the Royal Navy aircraft carrier for a logistics stop over the next few days. The 65,000-tonne warship has spent the last few months on sea trials off the south coast of England after receiving a series of upgrades…
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USS Pasadena (SSN 752) project team’s commitment to “get real, get better” through several improvement initiatives directly contributed to undocking June 26 at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY). The Los Angeles-class submarine has been at NNSY since September 2020 for a Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) to replace, repair and overhaul components throughout the boat, as the shipyard’s first DSRA in…
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July 8, 2021 – Boeing and the UK Ministry of Defence have signed an agreement for Boeing to support the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) fleet of Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft and train the crews that operate them. “Our new Poseidon fleet continues to grow from strength to strength and is already defending the UK’s maritime interests at home and…
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July 9, 2021 (VNA) – All research activities in the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) islands without Việt Nam’s express permission are illegal, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lê Thị Thu Hằng, said at a press briefing on Thursday. It has been reported that China plans to deploy one of its “largest-ever” oceanographic research and training vessels, named the Sun…
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(Google Translation) – On July 9, 2021, the Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Use of the Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) signed a contract with Atlas Elektronik with an order volume of 44 million euros for the procurement of additional command and weapon systems for minehunting boats. The mine hunting boats DILLINGEN, HOMBURG, SULZBACH-ROSENBERG, FULDA and WEILHEIM of the Frankenthal class…
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July 12, 2021 – General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it continues on-time delivery of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) for installation on the future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers USS John F Kennedy (CVN 79) and USS Enterprise (CVN 80). GA-EMS’ EMALS and AAG installed aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN…
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July 1, 2021 – Bollinger Shipyards LLC has delivered the USCGC EMLEN TUNNELL to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Florida. This is the 168th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 45th Fast Response Cutter (“FRC”) delivered under the current program. Named in honor of Coast Guard hero and NFL…
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July xx, 2021 (Google Translation) – On Friday 2 July, the transfer of the nameplate of the Godetia took place on board the sailing ship Mercator, opposite the city hall of Ostend. An emotional moment, because it means the farewell of a stately lady who was part of the Belgian Navy for 55 years. Commander Gianni Vangaever explained in his…
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July 8, 2021 (Google Translation) – On 30 June 2021, at the Mar Grande Naval Station in Taranto, the ceremony of the Last Ammaina Bandiera of the Espero ship took place, with the simultaneous landing of the Combat Flag. The ceremony, presided over by the Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Squad, Squad Admiral Paolo Treu, was attended by local military, civil…
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