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January 19, 2021 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) recently completed development and test of the world’s first self-contained Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capability for an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). On November 24, GA-ASI successfully demonstrated an ‘A’ size sonobuoy carriage, release, process and control from a company-owned MQ-9A Block 5 on a U.S. Navy Pacific test range. Using a…
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December 1, 2020 – The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Brazil of MK 54 Lightweight Torpedoes and related equipment for an estimated cost of $70 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. The Government of Brazil has requested to…
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November 27, 2020 (Google Translation) – In Kamchatka, the crews of the Il-38 anti-submarine squadron of the Troops and Forces in the North-East of Russia completed missions in the near zone of responsibility of the Pacific Fleet. In the course of the flight mission, a group of aircraft consisting of three Il-38s over the Pacific Ocean improved tactics of group…
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November 18, 2020 – Boeing is continuing to expand the Indian Navy’s long-range maritime reconnaissance anti-submarine warfare capabilities with today’s delivery of the country’s ninth P-8I. The patrol aircraft is an integral part of the Indian Navy’s fleet and has surpassed 25,000 flight hours since it was inducted in 2013. The ninth P-8I is the first aircraft to be delivered…
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November 5, 2020 (Google Translation) – With a rare expertise in anti-submarine warfare and benefiting from the performances of the FREMM-Caiman pair, the French surface forces are organizing the ORCA exercise from November 4 to 6, 2020 in the Atlantic, off Brest. The French Navy invited the navies of NATO allied nations to participate in this exercise in order to…
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October 20, 2020 (TASS) – The crew of the Northern Fleet’s frigate Admiral Kasatonov deployed to the Barents Sea for anti-submarine warfare drills, the Fleet’s press office reported on Tuesday. “Today the crew of the Northern Fleet’s frigate Fleet Admiral Kasatonov started practicing assignments of anti-submarine warfare drills in the Barents Sea in compliance with the Fleet’s combat training plans…
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September 8, 2020 (Google Translation) – After more than 40 years of good and loyal service in the French Navy, the Lynx anti-submarine warfare helicopter is retiring. It was during a ceremony organized on September 4 at the Lanvéoc-Poulmic naval air base that the 34F pennant was handed over to the Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Pierre Vandier, thus…
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July 23, 2020 (Google Translation) – As part of its Far North mission, the multi-mission frigate (FREMM) Aquitaine contributed to the safety and knowledge of the Far North, by pre-positioning itself north of the GIUK (Greenland, Iceland, UK) and at sea from Norway. This area in perpetual evolution, represents today a strategic interest because more and more coveted since the…
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July 13, 2020 – NATO maritime exercise Dynamic Mongoose concluded on Friday (10 July 2020) off the coast of Iceland. Ships, submarines, aircraft and personnel from six Allies took part in the anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare exercise. The operations room, the room you never get to see pictures from, is the frigate’s brain. It’s almost like in the movies,…
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June 9, 2020 – The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Belgium of twenty-nine (29) All Up Round MK 54 LWT Mod 0 and related equipment for an estimated cost of $33.3 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. The…
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