Russia will sell three Admiral Grigorovich-class frigates to India as they lacked the turbine engines to power the ships, due to an arms embargo from Ukraine.
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Russian Black Sea fleet to get 3 Admiral Grigorovich-class frigates this year
Commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, Adm. Aleksander Vitko, said three Admiral Grigorovich-class frigates will come under his command by end of the year.
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USS Detroit passed acceptance trials
The fourth Freedom-class littoral combat ship, USS Detriot, has completed its acceptance trials, the U.S. Navy announced on Jul. 22.
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U.S. Navy official charged for brandishing a gun
The U.S. deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for the environment has been put on paid administrative leave after being charged in Virginia with brandishing a firearm.
Royal New Zealand Navy orders new fleet oiler to replace HMNZS Endeavour
Hyundai Heavy Industries has been awarded a contract to build a new oiler to replace the Royal New Zealand Navy’s 30 year-old HMNZS Endeavour.
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U.S. Navy finally has a new Director of Naval Intelligence
The U.S. Navy has finally succeeded in finding a replacement for Vice Adm. Ted N. “Twig” Branch as Director of Naval Intelligence (DNI). Vice Adm. Jan Tighe took up the post as the 66th DNI on Jul. 15.
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WASHINGTON (July 15, 2016) Official photo of Vice Admiral Jan Tighe, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare/Director of Naval Intelligence. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)
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Thailand confirms plan to buy three Chinese S26T submarines
Thai Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has confirmed that the Royal Thai Navy will be getting three submarines from China.
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Elbit’s Seagull USV completes torpedo trials
Elbit Systems has completed a series of torpedo launch from its Seagull multi-mission, autonomous Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) system.
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IOT&E testing for Independence-class LCS completed
The U.S. Navy has completed all the test requirements for the Independence-class LCS. The final assessments were test-firing of the SeaRAM CIWS aboard USS Coronado (LCS-4).
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Closing ceremony of Exercise Blue Strike 2016
Chinese and Thai Marines ended the bilateral Exercise Blue Strike at Royal Thai Navy Tactical Training Center Ban Chan Krem, Chantaburi, Thailand on Jun. 7.
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