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Naval Group Lays Keel for Third FDI Frigate for Greece

April 25, 2024 @ 05:41 AM

French shipbuilder Naval Group announced on Wednesday that it has laid the keel for the third Hellenic defence and intervention frigate (FDI) HS Formion in Lorient on April 15. The first Hellenic Shipn (HS), HS Kimon, was launched in October 2023, with its PSIM (Platform Management System) installed in November, followed by harbor trials beginning in early March and the Electrical Distribution system powering up the ship
Thales Launches New System Testing Centre for German F126 Project

April 24, 2024 @ 05:40 AM

Thales, in partnership with the German Navy and BAAINBw, inaugurated the 'extended Thales Testing Centre' in Hengelo, the Netherlands, signaling an advancement in the F126 project aimed at supplying frigates to the German Navy by 2028. The expanded Thales Testing Centre will function as a central hub for the F126 project, facilitating critical activities such as prototyping, system validation, integration, and testing
Latest Leopard-2A6 Tank Captured in Ukraine

April 22, 2024 @ 10:31 AM

A Ukrainian Leopard 2A6 main battle tank has been captured by Russias assault motorized rifle units of the "Center" group. The tank, previously part of the 47th mechanized brigade, was seized in the Krasnoarmeysko-Selidovsky operational area and evacuated using a BREM-1 recovery vehicle
Indian Navy Carries Out First Drug Interdiction as Combined Maritime Forces Member

April 19, 2024 @ 05:30 AM

Indian Navy Ship INS Talwar, operating in support of the Canadian-led Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, has carried out its first interdiction of illicit narcotics as a member of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), seizing 940 kg of drugs in the Arabian Sea on April 13. The Talwar, a Talwar-class frigate, confiscated 453 kg of methamphetamines, 416 kg of hash, and 71 kg of heroin from a dhow as part of Focused Operation Crimson Barracuda
France Conducts First Joint Firing of Naval Cruise Missiles from FREMM Frigate,...

April 19, 2024 @ 04:50 AM

French naval forces conducted the first-ever joint firing of Naval Cruise Missiles (MdCN) by the Aquitaine Multi-Mission Frigate (FREMM) and a Suffren-class nuclear attack submarine (SNA) off the coast of France. The training operation was supported by the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA), specifically its expert testing centers including DGA Missile Testing, DGA Information Management, and DGA Naval Techniques
Damen Asks Kongsberg to Supply Propeller Systems for Belgian-Dutch ASW Frigates

April 19, 2024 @ 04:01 AM

Damen Naval has awarded Kongsberg Maritime Sweden a contract to supply controllable pitch propellers and shaft lines for four Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) frigates destined for the Netherlands and Belgium. Under the terms of the contract, Kongsberg will provide four sets of its controllable pitch propeller systems, along with associated equipment such as blades, hubcaps, hubs, and shaft lines
Australia to Invest $80B Over Next Decade to Boost Navy Capability

April 18, 2024 @ 03:45 AM

Australia plans to invest more than $80 billion to enhance its Navy with nuclear-powered submarines, upgraded subsea warfare capabilities, an expanded surface combatant fleet, and advanced missile systems over the next decade. Canberra is earmarking between $53 billion and $63 billion over the next decade to fortify its Navy's capabilities, focusing on conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines, and associated infrastructure
Indonesia Signs Contract for Two FREMM Frigates with Fincantieri

April 17, 2024 @ 06:24 AM

The Ministry of Defense of Indonesia (Kemhan RI) has signed a contract to acquire two FREMM frigates on Wednesday as part of a strategic modernization effort to protect Indonesian waters. The contract, announced in March 28,
Five Dutch Soldiers Injured in Boxer-Fennek Vehicle Collision During NATO Exercise in...

April 16, 2024 @ 01:51 PM

Five soldiers from the Netherlands Army were injured last night during a training exercise near Altmark, Germany, when a Boxer armored vehicle collided with a Fennek reconnaissance vehicle. This incident occurred as part of the Grand Quadriga exercise, a component of NATO's Steadfast Defender initiative, involving the 13 Light Brigade
French Soldiers Arrive in Ukraine: Russian Media

April 13, 2024 @ 10:59 AM

Some 100 French soldiers arrived in the Ukrainian region of Slavyansk on April 11 as advisors on the use of French military equipment by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Russian media reported "The initial company-tactical units of the French Foreign Legion were deployed in the operational areas of Slavyansk and Kramatorsk. This development could be linked to the increased precision rocket and artillery strikes by Tornado-S multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) (of the Russian Army) on logistics centers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Slavyansk, Seversk, and Kramatorsk," stated the

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