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Jul- 2019 -17 July
UK to send second Type 23 frigate HMS Kent to Gulf
The UK Royal Navy said it will send a second Type 23 frigate, the HMS Kent, to the Persian Gulf this autumn
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16 July
UK Royal Navy and Marines test Thales’ Lightweight Multirole Missile
The UK Royal Navy and Royal Marines tested Thales' Lightweight Multirole Missile – also known as Martlet – against speedboats and drones
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12 July
France launches new Suffren nuclear-powered attack submarine
French President Emmanuel Macron launched the first of a new fleet of Suffren nuclear-powered attack submarines
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12 July
UK sends Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan to Gulf
The UK Royal Navy dispatched HMS Duncan to join HMS Montrose in the Persian Gulf amid heightened tensions in the region
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3 July
Naval Group awarded €1.2 billion contract for 4 Romania navy corvettes
The French Naval Group company won a contract to build four corvette warships for the Romanian navy, the country's defense minister said
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2 July
Russia navy crew killed in deep sea submersible fire in far north
Russian Navy personnel died in a fire on a deep submersible that was conducting research in the far north near the Arctic, the defense ministry said
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Jun- 2019 -24 June
As US Navy orders more P-8A Poseidon surveillance planes, Orion squadron flies final mission
The US Navy is phasing out long-time patrol aircraft P-3C Orion in favor of its successor, the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance plane
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18 June
Japan looks to boost naval capabilities in face of emerging China submarine threat
With ships, drones and the F-35, Japan is expanding its anti-submarine warfare capabilities to counter China in the Indo-Pacific
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14 June
Gulf tensions escalate as US accuses Iran of attacking tankers
The United States accused Iran of carrying out attacks that left two tankers ablaze in the Gulf of Oman
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7 June
US and Russia navies accuse each other of unsafe maneuvers in Indo-Pacific
Russia and the U.S. have accused each other of unsafe maneuvers in the Indo-Pacific, each saying vessels from the other’s navies put crews and ships at risk. Russia on Friday, June 7 accused a U.S. naval ship of carrying out a dangerous maneuve
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