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UNITAS Ships Begin At-Sea Training Operations
ATLANTIC OCEAN: Ships from eleven nations got underway April 23 for UNITAS Gold, the 50th iteration of the longest-running multinational maritime exercise. Maritime forces from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Germany, Mexico, Peru, the United States and Uruguay left Mayport, Fla., and began the underway portion of the annual partnership building exercise. “Through the [...]
China to flex naval muscle in unprecedented show
BEIJING: China is set to display its maritime might in an unprecedented show Thursday as it parades its warships and nuclear submarines with 14 other nations to mark its navy’s 60th anniversary. The fleet parade takes place in the eastern city of Qingdao along with 21 foreign vessels, just weeks after tensions flared up following [...]
Russian cruiser to lead foreign ships in China naval parade
VLADIVOSTOK: The missile cruiser Varyag, the flagship of Russia’s Pacific Fleet, will lead a fleet of foreign warships participating in a parade to mark the 60th anniversary of China’s Navy. The China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) kicked off the grand maritime ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of its navy on Monday off the coast [...]
Revolutionary New Counter-Mine Technology for Ships
ARLINGTON, Va.: Using a high-temperature technology developed by the Office of Naval Research, the U.S. Navy has successfully launched a new counter-mine tool to protect its fleet at sea. In a time of increasing irregular warfare threats, the Navy has devised and successfully demonstrated a revolutionary technology to help reduce the risk of naval mine [...]
Electronic Countermeasures Systems (ECM) for the Halifax Class Ships
Government of Canada awarded a contract to Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH of Schneizlreuth, Germany, to provide 14 Ship’s Offboard Passive Electronic Countermeasures Systems (ECM) for the Halifax Class Ships.


