The PLA Navy’s 152 Fleet arrived in Stockholm, Sweden today for the first port call to the country.
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LCS takes part in CARAT Bangladesh for first time
USS Fort Worth is the first LCS to participate in CARAT Bangladesh. The five-day exercise kicked off today at Naval Base Issa Khan.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Antonio P. Turretto Ramos [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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TALONS successfully tested more than 20 times
DARPA’s Towed Airborne Lift of Naval Systems (TALONS) has been successfully tested more than 20 times since prototyping started in June, 2014.
Indonesia to increase defense budget by $2.5 billion
A Indonesian parliamentary committee has approved the proposal to raise the military budget by $2.5 billion.
Type 26 frigates to cost British taxpayers £12 billion
The Royal Navy will likely spend around £12 billion to build 13 Type 26 frigates to replace the Type 23.
By BAE (BAE public information video) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Vietnam Navy commissions 2 more corvettes
The Vietnam Navy commissioned another two Molniya-class missile corvettes, HQ-379 and HQ-380, into service on Sept. 24.
Photo: Tuoi Tre
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Chinese Type 094 SSBN to go on first patrol later this year
The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency believes the first Chinese Type 094 SSBN will go on its first patrol later part of this year.
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By CSR Report RL33153 China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress by Ronald O’Rourke dated February 28, 2014 (United States Naval Institute News Blog) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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USS Buffalo demonstrates clandestine deployment of mines
Sailors aboard Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Buffalo had the opportunity to practice the deployment of the Mk-67 Submarine-Launched Mobile Mine (SLMM) conducted earlier this month off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Lara Bollinger [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Indonesian Navy had opted for two Kilo-class submarines
Indonesian Navy spokesperson Comr. Muhammad Zainuddin told The Jakarta Post that his service had opted to buy two Kilo-class submarines.
By Bruno Corpet (Quoique) (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Saab Kockums A26 first steel cut
The first steel was cut for the first Saab Kockums A26 submarine at the Saab Kockums shipyard in Karlskrona on Sept. 4. Delivery of the submarine is expected to be in 2022.