A Turkish Admiral working at the headquarters of NATO’s Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, Virginia is said to be seeking asylum in the United States as the Turkish government had issued a detention order for him.
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Jane’s: India to take over last three Admiral Grigorovich-class frigates
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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Tree and Refrigerator Bombs
The Qayyarah bridge is the only crossing along the Tigris that connects Mosul and Baghdad. Since being occupied by Iraqi military, ISIL fighters have been trying to destroy the military bridge that now span across the river. In order to achieve that, they packed explosives into tree trunks and a refrigerator and float them down from upstream in an attempt to blow up bridge.
By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Aaron Ansarov [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Armscor got hacked, invoices out for all to see
Hacking group Anonymous has managed to penetrate the servers of South African weapons procurement agency Armscor and took away the company’s invoices from the past two years.
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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