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The Navy fired RBS15 Mk3 anti-ship missiles at a land target for the first time on May 18 in Norway. The heavy guided missile has been in service with the German naval forces since 2008, together with its weapon platform, the class 130 corvettes. In previous missile launches, ships had only fired the RBS15 at targets at sea. The corvette…
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HNLMS Groningen intercepted a drug transport on the high seas. In the Caribbean Sea, the patrol ship stopped a so-called go-fast (fast motorboat) and found 300 kilos of cocaine. The capture took place on May 24, but was only announced today due to the investigation. A patrol plane of the Caribbean Coast Guard discovered the go-fast with 4 people on…
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With the participation of Australia and Canada, the US-led Five Eyes alliance has conducted a new trick to provoke China and test the resolve of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) by carrying out aerial close-in reconnaissance near China, analysts said on Tuesday, with data showing dozens of such flights were conducted in the East China Sea and the South China…
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The Republic of Indonesia warship Sultan Iskandar Muda (KRI SIM-367) with the commander of Marine Lieutenant Colonel (P) Abdul Haris as Commander of the MTF XXVIII-M/UNIFIL Task Force (Dansatgas) led the Anti-Air Warfare (PAU) or Air Defense Exercises 322 (ADEX322) which was attended by two elements of state warships that are members of the UNIFIL Maritime Task Force (MTF), namely…
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Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) commemorated 40 years since Spain joined NATO while underway in the Mediterranean Sea, May 30. Spain joined NATO on May 30, 1982, becoming the 16th nation to join the Alliance. SNMCMG2 currently comprises flagship ESPS Meteoro (P41) and FGS Bad Rappenau (M1067). Under the command of Spanish Navy Captain Javier Nuñez de Prado,…
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A memorial service at HMAS Kuttabul has commemorated the 27 lives lost in an Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarine attack on Sydney in May 1942. Dignitaries including Commodore Flotillas, Commodore Paul O’Grady and Ambassador of Japan to Australia, Mr Yamagami Shingo, laid wreaths at the HMAS Kuttabul Memorial on the eastern shore of Garden Island. Master of Ceremonies, HMAS Kuttabul…
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Boeing and several Canadian industry partners announced today their intent to collaborate to provide the capability and sustainability of the proven P-8A Poseidon for the Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft (CMMA) requirement. Team Poseidon, consisting of CAE, GE Aviation Canada, IMP Aerospace & Defence, KF Aerospace, Honeywell Aerospace Canada and Raytheon Canada, forms the cornerstone of a Canadian P-8 industrial footprint. The…
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Northrop Grumman Corporation and Aeronix Inc. have been selected to build a secure connective networking layer in space that will help enable the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) vision for the joint force. The companies will develop a Space End Crypto Unit (ECU) prototype that will connect platforms and weapons in low earth orbit (LEO) across common architecture, providing added…
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Chinese military dealt with Canadian military aircraft’s recent close-in reconnaissance and provocation on China with professional but powerful measures, and demanded Canada to desist from further provocations, or Canada shall bear all serious consequences, the Chinese defense and foreign ministries said on Monday. Recently, using the excuse of carrying out UN Security Council Resolutions, Canadian military aircraft ramped up its close-in…
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Photo caption: Diving legends at SBMM, from the left: Leslie Leaney, Lad Handelman, Phil Newsum, Bev Morgan, Bob Kirby, Bob Ratcliffe, and Mike Von Alvensleben. It is with a deep sense of loss that the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum must say goodbye to an important and beloved friend. Bob Kirby, co-founder with Bev Morgan of Kirby Morgan, passed away at…
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