Diehl Defence announced that the RBS15 Mk3 anti-ship missile is now operational on the German Navy’s K130 corvettes following a successful test firing trial on board corvette Magdeburg in Sweden.
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Photo: Diehl Defence
Category Archives: Naval
Explosion on board State Border Guard Service of Ukraine patrol boat
One is missing and another dead after an explosion rocked a State Border Guard Service of Ukraine patrol boat off the coast of Mariupol, Ukraine at 14:20 local time on Jun. 7.
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DARPA project aims to deploy senors using parafoil
One of the offshoot of DARPA’s Tern project is to let ships deploy sensors to increase their situation awareness by using a parafoil towed behind the ship.
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Image: DARPA
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Egypt, Russia hold first joint naval exercise
Russia and Egypt are holding their first ever joint naval exercise off the port of Alexandria for eight-days.
By George Chernilevsky (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Vietnam takes delivery of two Tarantul-class corvettes
Vietnam has taken delivery of two more Tarantul-class corvettes on Jun. 2. The hull numbers are 379 and 380.
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Russia’s Pacific Fleet to conduct naval exercises in South China Sea next year
Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said the Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet will conduct naval exercises in the South China Sea in 2016.
RIA Novosti archive, image #395186 / Vitaliy Ankov / CC-BY-SA 3.0 [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Rafael CEO forced to resign after criticizing Israel’s foreign policy at IMDEX 2015
The CEO of Israeli weapons firm Rafael was forced to resign after three recent incidents at the company.
By U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer’s Mate Johnny Bivera.YUL89YYZ at en.wikipedia [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons
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Admiral Nakhimov battlecruiser to return to service by 2018
Russia’s Kirov class battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov will rejoin the Northern Fleet in 2018 after her refit is completed.
By Camera Operator: ALLIED NAVY [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Bung Tomo-class corvette fired Exocet for first time
The Indonesian Navy’s Bung Tomo-class corvette has fired the Exocet anti-ship missile for the first time.
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By Marwan Mohamad (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Former Director of National Intelligence says Chinese troops in Spratlys can be wiped out by Philippines, Vietnam
Former Director of National Intelligence, retired Adm. Dennis Blair, says Chinese forces in the Spratlys are too far away for China to reinforce during a conflict.
By Office of the Director of National Intelligence. (http://www.dni.gov/images/dennis_blair.jpg) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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