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February 3, 2025
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Albatros Maritime Patrol Aircraft of the French Navy Makes First Flight

At the Bordeaux-Mérignac airport, the French Navy conducted the first flight of its Falcon 2000LXS Albatros maritime surveillance and intervention aircraft. It was in response to Paris giving Dassault...

February 3, 2025
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Australia Receives Its First Offshore Patrol Ship in the Arafura Sea

The first of six Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels (OPV) built by Luerssen Australia, a subsidiary of the NVL Group, was delivered to the Australian Ministry of Defence. Canberra signed...

January 27, 2025
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The Future Thunder Patrol Ships for the Navy Are Unveiled by a Lithuanian Company

The conceptual design of the Perk?nas (Thunder) class patrol boats for the Lithuanian Navy was unveiled by the Lithuanian shipbuilder Western Baltic Engineering. The milestone is in line with...

January 23, 2025
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The first drone mine-hunter for the French Navy

As part of the Future Mine Countermeasures System (SLAMF) program, the French Navy has received its first mine warfare surface drone. The drone has a towed sonar that is...

January 20, 2025
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India Orders Medium-Range Air Defense Missiles for Naval Ships

India has tasked Bharat Dynamics Limited with supplying Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missiles (MRSAM) to the Indian Navy. Over 70 MRSAMs are expected to be delivered as part of the 29.6...

January 17, 2025
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Two Pativilca patrol boats were launched by the Peruvian Navy.

As part of its effort to enhance national maritime operations, the Peruvian Navy has inaugurated and launched two Pativilca-class offshore patrol vessels. The BAP Río Huarmey (PM 210) and...

January 15, 2025
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Report: Iranian Navy to Get Domestically Produced Zagros Combat Destroyer

The Zagros destroyer, which was created by Iran, will soon join the Iranian Navy, according to state media. Tehran created the ship as its newest and most sophisticated destroyer,...

January 10, 2025
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US Navy to Receive AI Submarine Detection System from Charles River

Charles River Analytics has been given $1 million by the US Navy to create a tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify enemy submarines by their magnetic signals.In...

January 7, 2025
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Pakistan Navy receives the Fourth Yarmook Patrol Vessel from Damen

The Pakistan Navy has received the fourth Yarmook-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) from Damen in Constanta, Romania. The Dutch shipyard was given the contract to construct the PNS Yamama...

January 7, 2025
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Turkey starts building three locally produced warships

The Turkish Navy has started building three locally manufactured warships: the TF-2000 destroyer, the aircraft carrier MUGEM, and the submarine MILDEN. To mark the occasion, a ceremonial first weld...