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According to information published by the Yonhap News Agency on December 29, 2020, the South Korean Navy has deployed a new underwater Mine Disposal Vehicle (MDV) manufactured by the South Korean Company Daeyang Electric Co.
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NAVAL NEWS JANUARY 2021
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According to information published by the Yonhap News Agency on December 29, 2020, the South Korean Navy has deployed a new underwater Mine Disposal Vehicle (MDV) manufactured by the South Korean Company Daeyang Electric Co.
According to a press release published on December 31, 2020, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd., (GRSE), a leading warship manufacturer under the administrative control of the Indian Ministry of Defence has delivered the last LCU (Landing Craft Utility) ship to the Indian Navy.
According to news published on the HABER VAKTI website, January 2, 2021, the construction of the first Istanbul-class frigate F515 continues at the Istanbul Shipyard Command in collaboration with many Turkish companies under the leed of Turkish company STM. The Istanbul-class frigate F515 will be launched on January 17, 2021.
According to a statement released by the Australian Department of Defence on December 30, 2020, the Government of Australia has also approved sustainment funding for the currently approved fleet of three MQ-4C Triton naval unmanned aircraft.
According to information released by Defense Studies on January 3, 2021, the second Type 075 landing helicopter dock (LHD) or Amphibious Assault Ship of the Chinese Navy has started sea trials. The ship was launched in April 2020.
According to information published by the Republic of Korea Armed Forces Facebook account on January 1, 2021, the South Korean Navy took delivery of ROKS Gyeongnam (FFG-819) Daegu-class guided missile frigate just before the end of the year.
According to a contract published by the United States Department of Defense on December 31, 2020, Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors LLC,* Houma, Louisiana, is awarded a $178,082,877 firm-fixed-price modification to a previously-awarded contract to exercise options for the detail design and construction of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research Variant (NAV) Ship 1 and Ship 2.
According to information published by the United News of India on December 31, 2020, the Indian company Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) will deliver 10 Lynx U2 fire control systems to the Indian Navy according to a contract signed with the Indian Defense Ministry.
According to information published by the United States Department of Defense (DoD), the crew of the new U.S. Coast Guard USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) cutter departed from Pascagoula, Mississippi to conducts its first multi-month deployment to the South Atlantic countering illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing while strengthening relationships for maritime sovereignty and security throughout the region.
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