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According to information published by Yonhap News Agency on September 8, 2021, the Republic of Korea Navy held a launching ceremony for the new Daegu-class frigate Pohang with improved anti-submarine capabilities.
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According to information published by the U.S. Marine Corps on September 7, 2021, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, procured the Marine Corps’ first MQ-9A “Reaper” remotely piloted aircraft.
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According to information published by the Indian Ministry of Defence on September 7, 2021, on leaving the port of Alexandria, INS Tabar undertook a maritime partnership exercise with ENS Alexandria, a frontline frigate of the Egyptian Navy, in the Mediterranean Sea.
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According to a press release published by Navantia on September 8, 2021, the Australian Department of Defence has signed the acceptance certificate of NUSHIP Stalwart, the second of the two Supply class Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment ships built by Navantia Ría de Ferrol for the Royal Australian Navy.
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According to information published by Izvestia on September 7, 2021, the Russian Ministry of Defense has approved a test plan for the new Klavesin-2R-PM Unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) in the Far East, after was previously tested in Crimea.
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According to a press release published by Navantia on September 7, 2021, the ship NB 546 AL-JUBAIL, the first of five corvettes that Navantia builds for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), has begun its sea trials in the waters of the Bay of Cádiz in order to check the correct operation of all its systems.
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According to information published by the Royal Navy on September 3, 2021, jet squadrons flying from aircraft carriers HMS Queen Elizabeth and USS Carl Vinson have flown together during joint exercises over the Pacific Ocean.
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According to information published by Tass on September 7, 2021, a new generation of the BrahMos cruise missile (BrahMos-NG) will be produced at a plant near Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh, India), Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh told during his business visit to the region.
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According to information published by Yonhap News Agency on September 7, 2021, South Korea successfully test-fired Hyunmoo 4-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from the ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho submarine.
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According to information published by the U.S. Department of Defense on September 6, 2021, the Pakistan Navy frigate PNS Alamgir (F 260) and German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F 217) participated in a passing exercise (PASSEX) with guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) in the Arabian Sea.
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According to information published by Svitzer Australia on September 6, 2021, Australia’s leading towage provider, has been announced as the successful tenderer for a long-term contract to provide towage services for the Department of Defence, servicing the Royal Australian Navy.
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According to a tweet published by the Armed Forces General Command of Poland on September 2, 2021, the Polish ORP Orkan fast attack craft successfully fired RBS-15 surface-to-surface missiles.
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According to information published by the Philippine News Agency on September 1, 2021, repairs on the BRP Gregorio Del Pilar, which was damaged after a grounding incident in 2018, are expected to be completed this month, a Philippine Navy (PN) official said.
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According to a tweet published by the Japanese Ministry of Defense on September 6, 2021, the Dutch frigate HNLMS Evertsen arrived at Japanese Yokosuka port for the first time in twenty years.
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According to information published by the Australian Department of Defence on September 5, 2021, the Northern Territory will host the biennial AUSINDEX maritime warfare exercises between the Royal Australian Navy and the Indian Navy.
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According to a tweet published by the U.S. Department of Defense on September 3, 2021, the U.S. Navy deployed RIM-174 Standard Extended Range Active Missile (ERAM) on Unmanned Surface Vessel Ranger.
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According to information published by The Times of India on September 4, 2021, the Indian Navy conducted a naval exercise with Singapore in the South China Sea for three days. Destroyer INS Ranvijay, corvette INS Kiltan and corvette INS Kora took part in the SIMBEX exercise with frigate RSS Steadfast and RSS Vigour from the Republic of Singapore Navy.
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According to information published on September 3, 2021, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully performed as designed as the ship underwent Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST) off the Eastern seaboard during the months of June, July and August 2021.
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According to information published by the "Times of India" website on September 3, 2021, the Indian navy will commission the first tracking ship INS Dhruv able to detect and track long-range ballistic missiles and aircraft. The ship is planned to be commissioned by NSA Ajit Doval on 10 September 2021 in Visakhapatnam.
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According to information published by the "African Military Blog" on September 3, 2021, Senegal is close to receiving its new OPV 58 S patrol vessels under construction by the French shipyard Piriou.
