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France, UK and US navies hold Artemis Trident counter-mine exercise off Bahrain coast

The US, French and British navies launched 'Artemis Trident' anti-mine exercises off Bahrain in support of the free movement in Gulf waters

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US Navy drops charges against officers in USS Fitzgerald crash

The US Navy dropped criminal charges against the former USS Fitzgerald commanding officer and a crew member for their roles in a deadly 2017 collision

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China fighter jet crashes in Hainan during training, killing both pilots

A Chinese navy fighter jet crashed during training on the southern island province of Hainan, killing two pilots, the defence ministry said

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India and Russia sign $3 billion nuclear submarine lease agreement

India signed a $3 billion deal to lease a third Russian Akula class nuclear-powered submarine for 10 years, giving Delhi a boost in the Indian Ocean

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Philippines doesn’t want to be dragged into war in South China Sea, Lorenzana says

The decades-old US-Philippines defense treaty needs to be revamped, or risks dragging Manila into a war with China, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said

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NATO begins Dynamic Manta submarine drills in Mediterranean Sea

Submarines, ships and aircraft from 10 NATO countries launched Dynamic Manta 2019 off the coast of Italy, beginning underwater and surface warfare training

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Saudi state arms firm signs cooperation agreement with France’s Naval Group

Saudi Arabia's state arms producer and French government-majority firm Naval Group signed a joint venture deal to boost the kingdom's navy

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British nuclear submarine in near miss with Irish Sea passenger ferry

An investigation was launched after a British Royal Navy submarine was involved in a 'close quarters' incident with a passenger ferry in the Irish Sea

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Iran to deploy warships to Atlantic beginning in March

Iran will deploy warships to the Atlantic Ocean early this year in an operation expected to take five months, navy deputy commander Admiral Touraj Hasnai Moqaddam said

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Raytheon awarded $57 million for Evolved SeaSparrow Missile production requirements

Raytheon was awarded two contracts for for long lead material for the production of Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles, the U.S. Department of Defense said

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