Royal Navy Frigate HMS Lancaster and fuel tanker RFA Gold Rover arrived at the remote Atlantic island of St Helena to take part in the bicentennial anniversary of Napoleon’s arrival on the island in 1815.
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Chinese naval task force 152 concludes visit to Portugal, next stop Jacksonville
The PLAN’s task force 152 has left Portugal and the warships are underway for Jacksonville, Florida.
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Saudi cleared to buy 4 Freedom-variant ships from Lockheed Martin
Saudi Arabia looks set to refresh its naval arm with four warships derived from the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship for approximately $11.25 billion.
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Graphic: Lockheed Martin
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U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Milwaukee
The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) during a ceremony at the Marinette Marine Corporation shipyard Oct. 16.
U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin
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India’s Kilo-class SSK to take part in international exercise for 1st time
The Indian Navy will allow its Kilo-class submarine to train with foreign navies for the first time during exercise Malabar this week.
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Michelle Obama christens USS Illinois
Watch Michelle Obama christens the newest Virginia-class submarine USS Illinois.
U.S. Navy set to send ship inside 12nm limit claim of Chinese man-made island in South China Sea
If approved by the Obama administration, the U.S. Navy will send one of its surface ship inside the 12-nautical-mile territorial limit China claims for its man-made island in South China Sea.
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TDW to upgrade warhead of Spearfish torpedo
It was just announced that TDW GmbH was awarded a contract from BAE Systems to upgrade the warhead of the Spearfish torpedo with an insensitive munition (IM) blast type.
Russia willing to arm Vietnam’s Gepard-class frigates with Klub missiles
The director of Zelenodolsk shipbuilding plant said Russia stands ready to provide the Klub cruise missile for Vietnam’s Gepard-class frigates.
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First India, Indonesia bilateral maritime exercise
India and Indonesia will hold a joint maritime exercise in the Andaman Sea from Oct. 17-18. The inaugural exercise is expanded from the coordinated patrol (CORPAT) framework.
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