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Jun- 2018 -27 June
US approves sale to Spain of 5 Aegis naval weapons systems for $860 million
The U.S. State Department approved the sale to Spain of AEGIS naval weapons systems for five new frigates at an estimated cost of $860.4 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said
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6 June
NATO and Rafael carry out unmanned surface vehicle missile exercise off Israeli coast
Rafael and NATO carried out joint training of the Protector unmanned surface vehicle off the Israeli coast this month, demonstrating the USV's capabilities against naval swarm threats
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4 June
US Navy 6th Fleet sets sail for Baltic Sea war games
Naval forces from 22 NATO and partner nations take part in Baltops 2018, the largest naval exercise in the Baltic Sea
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2 June
China releases video of 56-boat drone swarm near Hong Kong
Chinese state media published video of a swarm of 56 Yunzhou-Tech unmanned boats coordinating a set of maneuvers near the Wanshan islands south of Hong Kong
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1 June
Raytheon awarded $15 million to produce Over-The-Horizon naval missiles
Raytheon was awarded a contract to produce Kongsberg Naval Strike Missiles in the Over-the-Horizon Weapon Systems competition for the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ships and future frigates
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May- 2018 -31 May
China participates in West Africa ‘Eku Kugbe’ naval exercise for the first time
China sent its guided-missile frigate Yancheng to Lagos for a multinational naval exercise in the Gulf of Guinea, the first time it has participated in the Nigerian-led maritime conference
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31 May
US, Japan and India to carry out naval exercise under new Indo-Pacific Command
The US, Japanese and Indian navies will carry out latest the latest 'Malabar' maritime security exercise off the coast of Guam this summer
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30 May
Second Russian ‘Project 12700’ minesweeper Ivan Antonov set to sail in autumn
The Ivan Antonov, the second of Russia's 'Project 12700' (Aleksandrit-class) fiber-hull minesweepers, is set to join the Black Sea fleet in the autumn
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24 May
Taiwan to upgrade pair of 30-year old submarines
Taiwan has received permission from a Dutch ship-building firm on May 23 to upgrade and modernize two of its aging submarines, the Ministry of National Defense said.
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23 May
US disinvites China from RIMPAC exercise over South China Sea ‘militarization’
China will not be participating in the biennial RIMPAC, or Rim of the Pacific Exercise, this year, after being disinvited, a Pentagon spokesperson said
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