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Navy International
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Cover Story
Created in interim form in February 1977 and then formally established as an armed service in August 1978, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) commenced operations...
26-Apr-2012
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*Indian Coast Guard orders six OPVs
Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) has commenced series production of a new class of six offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the Indian Coast Guard, just ...
16-May-2012
EU NAVFOR destroys pirate land base on shoreline
The EU's multinational naval counter-piracy task force operating off the Horn of Africa has conducted its first air strike against Somali pirates ashore. During...
16-May-2012
Taiwan starts fitting corvettes with HF-3 'carrier killer'
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) has begun modification work to equip its Jin Chiang-class corvettes with Hsiung Feng III (HF-3) supersonic anti-ship missiles. ...
16-May-2012
Turkish Navy detains suspected pirates
Turkey's Su Alti Taaruz (SAT) naval commandos operating from the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, TCG Giresun , have intercepted a dhow being used as...
15-May-2012
*UK confirms backflip on JSF variant
The UK has backtracked on plans to buy the F-35C Carrier Variant (CV) of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) and will instead revert to the...
14-May-2012
Electric Boat 'lays keel' of first Block III Virginia SSN
General Dynamics staged a keel-laying ceremony on 11 May for the first Block III Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) on order for the US ...
14-May-2012
Indonesia buys more BMP-3F amphibious IFVs from Russia
Indonesia's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a contract with Russian arms export agency Rosoboronexport for an additional 37 BMP-3F amphibious infantry fighting vehicles ...
14-May-2012
Kenya prepares for belated OPV handover
An offshore patrol-cum-survey vessel (OPV) constructed for the Kenyan Navy and launched seven years ago is finally being prepared for delivery, shipbuilder Astilleros Goldan ...
14-May-2012
Brazil orders riverine craft from Colombia
The Brazilian Ministry of Defence has ordered four PAF-L (Patrullera de Apoyo Fluvial-Liviana) lightweight riverine patrol vessels from Colombian shipbuilder COTECMAR. The shallow-draught vessels,...
14-May-2012
*Namibia's Chinese-built OPV starts trials
A multipurpose ship for the Namibian Navy - resembling an offshore patrol vessel on a frigate hull - started sea trials in China in ...
14-May-2012
UK sets course for USV minesweeping demonstrator
An unmanned surface vessel (USV)-based influence minesweeping demonstrator programme is planned by the UK Ministry of Defence as it takes the next steps towards ...
14-May-2012
*Vogo unveils South Korean submersible
The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) is expected to begin procurement activities for a swimmer delivery vehicle (SDV) in 2013, according to builder Vogo. ...
14-May-2012
*US confirms USS Freedom deployment to Singapore
First-in-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Freedom will be sent to Singapore on a 10-month deployment in early 2013, Rear Admiral Thomas Rowden, the...
11-May-2012
China to acquire 36 surveillance ships, says report
China is set to boost its surveillance fleet over the coming year as part of efforts to safeguard its sovereign rights in disputed waters. ...
11-May-2012
*Apache lands on Dutch LPD
The Netherlands successfully conducted its first landing of an AH-64D Apache attack helicopter on a naval vessel on 9 May. It could pave the ...
11-May-2012
*China offers to build coastal surveillance system for Indonesia
China is offering to install a maritime surveillance system worth CNY1 billion (USD158 million) in Indonesia, sources have told IHS Jane's. China's offer...
11-May-2012
USS Freedom fails pre-INSURV inspection
The US Navy's first Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) has failed a pre-inspection assessment, with evaluators declaring the vessel a "no go" for the ...
11-May-2012
*Finland takes delivery of first MCMV 2010 minehunter
The first of three Katanpää-class mine countermeasures vessels (MCMVs) was delivered to the Finnish Navy by Italian shipbuilder and prime contractor Intermarine on 4 ...
11-May-2012
Austal makes progress with JHSV 3
Austal USA staged a keel-laying ceremony for the third Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) non-combatant catamaran on order for the US Navy on 3 ...
09-May-2012
NASSCO launches final T-AKE supply ship
The final Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo/ammunition ship for US Military Sealift Command (MSC) was launched at General Dynamics' National Steel and Shipbuilding Company ...
09-May-2012
Russian navy chief ousted in Medvedev purge
Dmitry Medvedev's final days in office as Russian president and commander-in-chief of the armed forces saw him enact dramatic changes to the leadership of ...
09-May-2012
Fears grow over future of Spanish carrier
The Spanish Navy (Armada Española) is preparing to lay up the aircraft carrier SPS Príncipe de Asturias and two frigates as part of further...
09-May-2012
*Thailand to showcase new LPD during CARAT
The Royal Thai Navy's (RTN's) new Singapore Technologies Marine (ST Marine)-built landing platform dock (LPD) is on course to enter service in mid-2012, having ...
09-May-2012
*US Navy contract enhances mine countermeasures capability in Persian Gulf
The US Navy (USN) is to acquire more Atlas Elektroniks SeaFox expendable mine-disposal systems to address an urgent operational need in the Central Command ...
08-May-2012
*Bath Iron Works completes 62-ship Arleigh Burke programme
The US Navy has taken delivery of the final Arleigh Burke-class destroyer ordered under its original 62-ship DDG 51 procurement programme, the service announced ...
08-May-2012
*Nigerian police receive Chinese-built patrol craft
The Nigerian Marine Police has acquired two Armacraft Croq 1270 patrol craft that were donated by the Lagos state government on 3 May. Although...
08-May-2012
*New Iranian MPA revealed
The first images of Iran's new Hevapeimasazi (HESA/Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries Company) IR.An-140 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) have been aired by the state-run Press ...
04-May-2012
Electric Boat sets new speed record for Virginia-class deliveries
General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) delivered its fifth Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine to the US Navy on 2 May - almost a year ahead ...
04-May-2012
*US completes first AN/SQQ-32 HF wideband sonar upgrade
The US Navy has completed the retrofit of a first production-standard AN/SQQ-32(V)4 minehunting sonar system in the Avenger-class mine countermeasures vessel USS Guardian (MCM...
04-May-2012
*'Fragile' comms system partly to blame for Astute grounding, says report
A disregard for approved navigational procedures and the failure by an officer of the watch (OOW) to fully appreciate the proximity of danger have been...
04-May-2012
Algeria orders Chinese corvettes and German frigates
The Algerian Ministry of Defence has ordered three large corvettes from China and two MEKO A-200 frigates - with an option for two more ...
04-May-2012
*Chinese navy vessels spotted close to Japanese coast
A Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) patrol aircraft spotted three Chinese warships on 29 April as they made a rare crossing through the Osumi ...
03-May-2012
*Almaz launches third Buyan-class gunboat
Almaz Shipbuilding launched a third Buyan-class (Project 21630) littoral patrol vessel/gunboat for the Russian Federation Navy's Caspian Flotilla on 27 April. Makhachkala completes ...
02-May-2012
Turkish defence exports exceed USD1 billion
Turkey has exceeded its officially stated goal of exporting USD1 billion in defence goods in 2011, it was confirmed to IHS Jane's on 2 ...
02-May-2012
Diamond completes first High Seas Firing
The third of the UK Royal Navy's six new Type 45 destroyers has successfully completed the first live firing of its Sea Viper guided ...
02-May-2012
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