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Africa
Posted: over 2 years ago

Spanish Navy’s Tornado departs on African deployment

Spanish Navy’s maritime action vessel (BAM) Tornado started ts participation in the African De...

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  • Operations
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Egypt sets sights on French Barracuda-class submarines

Egypt is interested in buying Barracuda-class submarines from France, French La Tribune reports. ...

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  • Vessels
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Largest multinational maritime exercise in Western Africa set to begin

Obangame Express (OE22), the largest multinational maritime exercise in Western Africa, will kick of...

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  • Operations
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Multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express 2022 kicks off

Maritime forces from East Africa, West Indian Ocean nations, Europe, North America, and several inte...

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  • Operations
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Ghana Navy signs security service contract with oil and gas company

The Ghana Navy and Tullow Ghana, a subsidiary of the oil and gas company Tullow Oil, have signed a M...

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  • Industry
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Uruguay to buy two new offshore patrol vessels

Uruguay’s president Luis Lacalle Pou has revealed that the country plans to buy two offshore p...

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  • Vessels
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Four suspected pirates killed in a gunfight involving Danish frigate

Danish frigate HDMS Esben Snare has been involved in an incident involving suspected pirates on 24 N...

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  • Industry
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Damen delivers 2nd patrol boat to Jamaican Defence Force

Damen SPa 4207, the second of four Damen vessels on order for the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard,...

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  • Equipment & technology
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Damen lays keel for third South African inshore patrol vessel

On 22 October 2021, Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) held a keel-laying for the third multi-mission ...

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  • Vessels
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UK puts on sale two Royal Navy warships for first time in three decades

The Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA), which is part of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&...

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  • Industry
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USS Mount Whitney and Sixth Fleet ready for LSE 2021

The US Navy has just announced that USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) and Sixth Fleet are preparing for Lar...

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  • Operations
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Exercise Cutlass Express 2021 kicks off

Exercise Cutlass Express 2021, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and conducted by U.S. Naval Forces A...

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  • Training & Education
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Egypt inaugurates its largest naval base

Egypt has officially opened a new naval base in the port of Gargoub on the Mediterranean Sea, near t...

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  • Authorities
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US Navy vessels participate in exercise African Lion

U.S. Sixth Fleet ships, expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), Arleigh Burke-c...

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  • Vessels
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Ariake completes CTF-151 counter-piracy operations

Japanese warship JS Ariake (DD-109) has completed five months of CTF-151 counter-piracy operations ...

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  • Operations
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Damen launches South African Navy's 1st inshore patrol ship

On 25 March 2021, Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) launched the first of three multi‑mission inshore...

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  • Vessels
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Frigates to dominate naval vessels market over next decade

Frigates are expected to account for a 32.7% revenue share of the total naval vessels market over th...

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  • Industry
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Posted: over 3 years ago

South African Navy's 1st new patrol vessel christened

On 12 February 2021, the South African Navy (SAN) held a blessing ceremony of the first of three Pro...

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  • Authorities
Posted: over 3 years ago