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According to a PR published by the Bangladeshi government on March 23, 2023, Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the country's first submarine base, named 'BNS Sheikh Hasina', at Pekua in Cox's Bazar.
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NAVAL NEWS MARCH 2023
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According to a PR published by the Bangladeshi government on March 23, 2023, Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the country's first submarine base, named 'BNS Sheikh Hasina', at Pekua in Cox's Bazar.
According to information published by Global Times on March 23, 2023, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) expelled a US destroyer when the latter sailed off the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea amid.
According to information published by the New Indian Express on March 22, 2023, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to clear the multi-billion dollar acquisition of 26 Rafale Marine fighters.
According to a video published by the Egyptian Armed Forces on march 18, 2023, Egyptian special forces unveiled their MMP Akeron during a visit by Qatari military authorities.
According to information published by NATO on March 22, 2023, Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) participated in the Greek-hosted exercise Ariadne 23 off the north coast of Crete, Greece.
According to information published by Военный Осведомитель on March 22, 2023, three Ukrainian Unmanned surface vessels (USV) attempted to strike the coastal bays in Sevastopol. One USV was stopped by the visual observation post on a ship in the north.
According to a tweet published by the Malaysian MoD on March 22, 2023, the Royal Thai Navy's Chonburi class patrol craft HTMS Phuket made a port visit to Lumut Naval Base, Malaysia.
According to information published by the Indian MoD on March 21, 2023, ‘Androth’, the second ship of ASW Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) launched by Smt Shashi Tripathi, President, NWWA (Western Region).
According to information published by the Indian government on March 16, 2023, in a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), held under the chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, has accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisition amounting to over Rs 70,500 crore.
According to information published by the UK MoD on March 21, 2023, the second-largest naval exercise in the world has ended across the Middle East with Royal Navy ships and sailors pushing technological boundaries and sharing their expertise.
According to information published by the US DoD on March 21, 2023, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) transferred three patrol craft to the Egyptian Navy during a formal ceremony in Alexandria, Egypt.
According to a tweet published by Umair Aslam on March 21, 2023, the Pakistan Navy's Type 905 replenishment oiler has arrived at Mersin, Türkiye, carrying earthquake relief assistance supplies, primarily consisting of tents and blankets.
According to information published by Tass on March 21, 2023, the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s Project 636.3 (Improved Kilo-II) diesel-electric submarines Kolpino and Stary Oskol practiced torpedo fire from their submerged position during drills in the Black Sea.
According to information published by the Chinese MoD on March 20, 2023, the PLA Navy's amphibious dock landing ship Jinggangshan, which was on duty to deliver the Chinese participating troops for the China-Cambodia joint exercise Golden Dragon-2023, together with two patrol crafts from the Royal Cambodian Navy, conducted a coordinated navigation and communication drill in the waters of Cambodia.
According to information published by the US MoD on March 20, 2023, the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt departed Bremerton, Washington after completing an 18-month docking planned incremental availability (DPIA) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. The ship is shifting its homeport back to San Diego, California, and will return to Naval Air Station North Island.
According to information published by the US MoD on March 20, 2023, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) arrived in Sal Island, Cabo Verde for a scheduled port visit.
According to information published by the Indian MoD on March 20, 2023, the keel laying ceremony of the two ships of Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) Project (Yard18001 – Samarthak & Yard 18002 – Utkarsh) was held at L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli.
A video was published by the Egyptian Ministry of Defense on March 18, 2023. In this one, we can see images of the fourth MEKO A-200 EN frigate which is being built in Egypt.
According to a PR published by Naval Group on March 20, 2023, the replenishment vessel Jacques Chevallier of the FlotLog program left its builder's port in Saint-Nazaire to begin a new phase of sea trials before joining its future homeport in Toulon.
According to information published by the UK MoD on March 20, 2023, patrol ship HMS Tamar was incorporated within the Jeanne d’Arc task group – the French Navy’s premier deployment of 2023 – working alongside ships and personnel from Australia, Canada, Japan, India, and the USA for Exercise Laperouse, a multinational exercise in the Bay of Bengal.