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Maritime Laser System Shows Higher Lethality At Longer Ranges
Dahlgren VA: Tests of the U.S. Navy's Maritime Laser Demonstration (MLD) system conducted recently at the Potomac River Test Range...
Royal Navy Tests Merlin Helicopters
A detachment of Royal Navy aircrew and engineers have spent a week thoroughly testing the Merlin helicopter's sensors and weapons...
Anti-submarine exercises send deterrence message to North Korea
WASHINGTON: The U.S. and South Korea navies kicked off anti-submarine warfare exercises yesterday in the waters off the Korean peninsula,...
Japan demands China pull back boats from disputed islands
Tokyo: Japan demanded Monday that China pull back two fisheries patrol boats from near a disputed island chain that is...
US, South Korea Plan Anti-submarine Exercise
YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea: South Korean and U.S. forces will conduct an anti-submarine warfare exercise in the waters west of...
Final Type 42 Destroyer Begins Sea Trials
PORTSMOUTH, UK: HMS Edinburgh has emerged sleeker and faster as she embarks on sea trials following an extensive £17.5 million...
Russia agrees to buy French Mistral ship: report
Moscow: Russia has in principal agreed to a deal to buy a Mistral helicopter carrier from France and the forthcoming...
Greece, Thyssen Finalize Shipyard Sale to Abu Dhabi
ATHENS: The Greek Government, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and Abu Dhabi Mar jointly announced today that the three parties have finally...
Navy to Conduct Repairs to Cyclone-class Coastal Patrol Ships
WASHINGTON: Inspections of Cyclone-class patrol coastal (PC) vessels home-ported in Bahrain and Norfolk have revealed significant structural damage. As a...
Pressure on New Australian Minister to Scrap Submarines Plan
New defence minister Stephen Smith will come under pressure to scrap Australia's most expensive defence project - the plan to...
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