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According to a tweet published by the Japanese MoD on March 20, 2023, the ship commissioning ceremony of the 2nd Taigei class submarine JS Hakugei was held at Kobe works, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
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According to information published by the US Coast Guard on March 16, 2023, the cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew departed the Antarctic region, after 67 days below the Antarctic Circle in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2023.
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According to information published by the US DoD on March 17, 2023, the U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the final Joint Precision Approach and Landing Systems (JPALS) unit March 16 marking another on-time or ahead-of-schedule delivery for increased capability at sea.
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According to information published by the UK DoD on March 16, 2023, the Royal Navy has taken delivery of new jet-powered Banshee drones capable of flying up to 400mph.
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According to information published by the US DoD on March 14, 2023, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded a $2.8-billion task order under a previously-awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple-award construction contract to Dragados/Hawaiian Dredging/Orion JV, based in Honolulu, Hawaii, to replace Dry Dock 3 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF).
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According to information published by the Dutch MoD on March 17, 2023, the Navy escorted 2 Russian military ships as they passed through the Dutch part of the North Sea. This involved the frigate HNLMS Tromp and an NH90 helicopter.
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According to information published by the US Government on March 17, 2023, the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of Tomahawk Block V and Block IV All Up Rounds (AUR) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $895 million.
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According to information published by Hensoldt on March 17, 2023, sensor solutions specialist HENSOLDT UK has been awarded two contracts by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to supply Kelvin Hughes Mk11 SharpEye navigation radars to the Philippine Navy.
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According to information published by Politnavigator on March 16, 2023, Istanbul Shipyard has begun construction of the hull of the second Ada-class corvette under a contract for the Ukrainian Navy.
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According to information published by the Indian government on March 16, 2023, Indian Navy’s indigenously built guided missile frigate, INS Sahyadri, and fleet tanker, INS Jyoti participated in the third edition of the multilateral exercise La Perouse.
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According to a tweet published by the Indian Ministry of Defense on March 16, 2023, the Algerian National Navy's Type 056 corvette El Moutassadi visited Mumbai.
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A P8I aircraft of the Indian Navy arrived at Guam, USA on March 14, 2023, to participate in ‘Exercise Sea Dragon 23’, the third edition of the coordinated multi-lateral ASW exercise for Long Range MR ASW aircraft, conducted by the US Navy.
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According to information published by the Norwegian MoD on March 16, 2023, the government has decided to buy six new maritime helicopters. The first delivery will be in place as early as 2025.
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According to a PR published by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems on March 15, 2023, the global leader in Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), is pleased to be selected to support the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Medium-Altitude, Long-Endurance (MALE) RPAS Trial Operation Project. The project will feature GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SeaGuardian® and will begin in April 2023.
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According to information published by Tass on March 15, 2023, Russia, China, and Iran kicked off the Maritime Security Belt 2023 trilateral naval exercise in the Arabian Sea, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.
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According to a PR published by Northrop Grumman Corporation on March 15, 2023, the company is leveraging its weapons system integration and battle management leadership to compete for the U.S. Navy’s E-XX TACAMO fleet of aircraft systems.
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According to information published by the UK MoD on March 14, 2023, the Royal Navy is escorting a Russian task group in waters close to the UK.
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According to information published by Tass on March 15, 2023, the frigate Admiral Gorshkov of the Northern Fleet has crossed the Equator for the second time during a long-distance voyage, the Northern Fleet said.
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According to information published by the US DoD on March 15, 2023, OPNAV N96 recently approved a five-year service life extension for USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51).
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According to information published by Rafael on March 15, 2023, for the first time, a civilian industry will provide comprehensive maintenance support services for operational systems employed by the Israeli Navy.
