A $20 million contract has been given to L-3 Chesapeake Sciences Corp. for six TB-29A Compact Towed Array (CTA) production representative units to be installed on Virginia Class submarines.

By U.S. Navy photo by General Dynamics Electric Boat [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Turkish Navy Frigate TCG GEDIZ (F-495) has joined NATO’s counter-piracy Operation OCEAN SHIELD.

By Kevin Fox (Bosphorus bridge on Flickr – Photo Sharing!) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Iranian Navy has sent a Alvand-class frigate, Alborz, and supply vessel, Bushehr, to the Gulf of Aden on Apr. 8.

By PH1 Alex Hicks [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Two Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) ships, “Ikazuchi” and “Murasame” arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit on Apr. 3.

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The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) arrived in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations (AOO) following a routine transit of the Suez Canal, Apr. 6.

By Petty Officer 3rd Class Randall Damm, U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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On Apr. 10 at 3:00 pm GMT, the U.S. Navy will broadcast a live 30-min tour of the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) while it operates in the South China Sea.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Antonio P. Turretto Ramos [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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ST Marine held a naming ceremony for the second Patrol Vessel (PV), RNOV Shinas cum the interim delivery for the first vessel RNOV Al Seeb, built for Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) on Mar. 31.

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Decommissioned Canadian destroyer, HMCS Annapolis, was sunk off Gambier Island, northwest of Vancouver on Apr. 4 as an artificial reef.

By Bbaumgardner (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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