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According to information published by T-Online on March 31, 2023, the Russian Navy is suspected of operating a Priz-class deep-submergence rescue vehicle AS-26 in the area of the Nord Stream pipelines shortly before their explosions.
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According to information published by the Philippine DnD on March 28, 2023, the Philippine Navy (PN) announced that it had test-fired its newly acquired "Bullfighter" chaff anti-missile decoys in Zambales waters.
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According to a PR published by General Dynamics NASSCO on March 27, 2023, the company started construction on the future USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO 210), the sixth ship for the U.S. Navy’s John Lewis-class fleet oiler program.
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According to a tweet published by Chris Cavas on March 30, 2023, Austal USA has launched the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Kingsville.
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According to information published by Navantia on March 31, 2023, the submarine S-81 Isaac Peral has carried out its first static dive within the testing schedule agreed upon between Navantia, the Navy, and the Ministry of Defense.
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According to information published by De Morgen on March 30, 2023, the two new Belgian frigates, part of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate (ASWF) program, will cost just over 2 billion euros.
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According to a PR published by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. on March 30, 2023, the firm is working with the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) on a series of Service-Level Training Exercises (SLTE) using a company-owned MQ-9A Unmanned Aircraft System to support the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTFTC).
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According to a press release published by Raytheon Technologies on March 30, 2023, the company was awarded a $619 million contract to continue to produce AN/SPY-6(V) radars for the U.S. Navy.
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According to a tweet published by Ismail Demir on March 30, 2023, the Marlin Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) has successfully fired a Kuzgun missile for the first time.
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According to information published by Defense Studies on March 30, 2023, Royal Thai Navy's Krabi class Offshore Patrol Vessel HTMS Prachuap Khiri Khan has successfully live fire Boeing Harpoon Block 1C anti-ship missile.
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According to information published by La Libre on March 30, 2023, the construction of the Project 10510 nuclear-powered icebreaker Rossiya, will not be completed on schedule.
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According to a PR published by ST Engineering on March 30, 2023, the firm announced that its subsidiary, ST Engineering Marine Ltd., has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) for the detailed design and construction of six Multi-Role Combat Vessels (MRCVs) for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN).
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According to a PR published by Austal on March 30, 2023, Austal USA launched the Spearhead class expeditionary fast transport USNS Cody (EPF 14), demonstrating the efficiency of the shipyard’s launch process. The ship is now docked pier side for final outfitting and system activation in preparation for sea trials later this year.
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According to a PR published by GE Marine on March 20, 2023, the Republic of Korea’s Navy has selected GE Marine’s LM500 gas turbines to power the first four PKX-B Batch-II ships.
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According to a PR published by Naval Group on March 29, 2023, the first of the twelve mine countermeasure vessels of the Belgian Dutch rMCM program, the M940 Oostende intended for the Belgian Navy, was floated out in Concarneau.
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According to a tweet published by Naval Group on March 29, 2023, French Navy's Landing Helicopter Dock Dixmude and frigate La Fayette are making a port visit in Indonesia.
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According to a PR published by Saildrone on March 28, 2023, the firm officially announces the addition of a new mid-size class of uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs).
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According to a PR published by the Canadian DoD on March 27, 2023, His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Montréal, a Halifax-class frigate, departed its homeport of Halifax and is now en route to the Indo-Pacific region – delivering on the commitment in Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy to annually deploy an additional frigate to the region from Canadian Forces Base Halifax.
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At the SOFINS 2023 Special Forces seminar and exhibition, Safran Electronics & Defense is introducing its new resilient PNT (position, navigation, timing) system, dubbed NAVKITE, to meet operational requirements for the French Navy Commandos (part of Special Operations Command).
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According to information published by the US DoD, the U.S. Navy decommissioned the last two Cyclone-class patrol coastal ships stationed at Naval Support Activity Bahrain during a pierside ceremony attended by U.S. 5th Fleet officials.
