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21 August

Babcock, Polish Armaments Group to Launch Joint Venture

Babcock and the Polish Armaments Group have signed a framework agreement to establish a shipbuilding and equipment support joint venture.

21 August

Concept of Finnish Navy's future Pohjanmaa-class corvettes

Rojoef Manuel

Saab Begins Mast Production for Finland’s Future Pohjanmaa Corvettes

Saab has conducted a cutting ceremony in Karlskrona for the first of four masts of the Finnish Navy’s future Pohjanmaa-class corvettes.

18 August

A Russian bomber TU-95 flying in airspace near the isle of Okinoshima in western Japan

Staff Writer With AFP

Japan Scrambles Jets After Russian Planes Spotted Off Coasts

Japan scrambled fighter jets after Russian patrol aircraft were seen off the Sea of Japan and East China Sea.

18 August

Russian navy warships are on display in the Baltic Sea during Navy Day celebrations in Saint Petersburg, 2019

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia, China Hold Joint Naval War Games

Russian and Chinese warships are conducting joint maritime patrols in the Pacific Ocean involving rescue training and drills for countering air strikes.

18 August

Photo of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaking at a press conference in Ankara, Turkey.

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkey Warned Russia After Black Sea Ship Attack: Ankara

Turkey warned Moscow to avoid further escalations after a Turkish-owned cargo vessel was attacked by the Russian navy last weekend.

17 August

Inder Singh Bisht

Textron to Deploy Aerosonde Drones on Three More US Navy Ships

The US Navy has contracted Textron Systems to deploy its Aerosonde unmanned aircraft system on three littoral combat ships.

17 August

200325-A-PR445-1903 ARABIAN GULF (March 25, 2020) The expeditionary mobile base ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3), left, patrols the Arabian Gulf during a joint naval and air integration operation exercise, March 25, 2020. Lewis B. Puller is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Duong Le)

Rojoef Manuel

General Dynamics Starts Construction of US Navy’s Sixth Expeditionary Sea Base Ship

General Dynamics has begun construction of the US Navy’s sixth Expeditionary Sea Base vessel, the USNS Hector Cafferata Jr., California.

16 August

Joe Saballa

UK Trains Hundreds of Ukrainian Marines in Amphibious Attacks

Nearly 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers are returning home with additional skills in amphibious operations after undergoing lengthy training with the UK military.

16 August