The Pohang-class corvette BRP Conrado Yap donated by South Korea to Philippines will be sailing for home on Aug. 5.
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Galería del Ministerio de Defensa del Perú [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Category Archives: Naval
3rd Recon Battalion conducts CRRC Training
U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, conduct combat rubber raiding craft training on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, July 16, 2019. While operating a CRRC, Marines maneuvered several miles into the ocean and ran drills by embarking and disembarking from the U.S.S. Germantown (LSD-42). Working with their Navy counterparts improves efficiency, interoperability and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Josue Marquez)
Philippine Navy redesignates Gregorio del Pilar-class as patrol ship
The Philippine Navy has declared that the Gregorio del Pilar-class of three ex U.S. Coast Guard high endurance cutters are now designated as patrol ships.
Public Affairs Office, Philippine Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Indonesian Navy KRI Rencong-622 caught fire and sank
A Indonesian Navy Mandau-class fast missile boat KRI Rencong-622 caught fire and sank into waters of Sorong, West Papua on Sept. 11.
RAND: Taiwan and other small states should turn to naval mines to deter aggressors
Scott Savitz, a senior engineer at RAND Corporation, argues that naval mines can help small states such as Estonia, Georgia, Bahrain, and Taiwan deter potential aggressors.
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Singapore sending stealth frigate to Da Nang, Vietnam
A Singapore Navy stealth frigate will make a port call at Da Nang, Vietnam from Apr. 26 to 29. This is the firs time a Formidable-class frigate is visiting Vietnam.
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By Ernesto Bonilla, U.S. Navy (http://www.navy.mil; VIRIN: 090612-N-8467B-799) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Indonesia taking delivery of second Korean-made submarine next week
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) will deliver the second Improved Chang Bogo class submarine to Indonesia on Apr. 25.
By Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) (https://twitter.com/_tnial_?lang=en) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Philippine Navy retires its oldest warship
The Philippine Navy has retired its oldest warship, the BRP Rajah Humabon (PS-11), at Sangley Point, Cavite on Mar. 15.
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R. Alvarez [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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HMS Sutherland will go to South China Sea to assert FON rights
The Royal Navy will dispatch HMS Sutherland to the South China Sea to assert freedom-of-navigation rights, according to British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson in an exclusive interview with The Australian.
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VA-111 Shkval to be modernized
Russia will modernize its VA-111 Shkval supercavitating torpedo under the 2018-2025 state arms program, Boris Obnosov, head of Russia’s Tactical Missiles Corporation disclosed.
By One half 3544 (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons