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FRENCH NAVY: The sovereignty enforcer

DCNS has launched its first Gowind type offshore patrol vessel. The 87m L’Adroit is unusual in being an entirely self-funded showcase project with eleven...

ROYAL NAVY: Antarctic patrol vessel named

In a ceremony in Portsmouth the Royal Navy's new Antarctic patrol vessel was officially named HMS 'Protector' before being formally commissioned into the Navy's...

IRAQI NAVY: Iraq’s self-sufficiency

An eight-year mission safeguarding two important oil platforms has come to an end for Coalition forces, with the Iraqi Navy taking over full responsibility...

NEW FRIGATES: First dancing steps

Aquitaine, lead ship of the FREMM multi-mission frigate project, put to sea for the first time on 18 April, a month ahead of schedule....

AUSTRALIAN NAVY: Bargain basement Bay

Australia has successfully bid for RFA Largs Bay, which was declared surplus to requirements in the UK Government’s 2010 Defence Strategic Review. The five-year...

NAVY CUTBACKS: The greatest raid recalled

Not even the timely intervention by the Royal Navy in the Libya crisis has been enough to make the government reconsider a cut in...
Ships Montly - January 2024
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