Month: April 2014
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France Hands over Command
On Sunday 6 April, Rear Admiral Hervé Bléjean (French Navy) handed over the Force Command of EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia Operation Atalanta to Rear Admiral Jürgen zur Mühlen […]
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Hagel China aircraft carrier tour
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel is expected to tour China’s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, officials say, as he begins a three-day visit. US defence chief Hagel to tour China’s […]
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Counter Piracy Cooperation
On Sunday 30 March, EU Naval Force French flagship, FS Siroco and the Japanese Navy destroyer, JDS Samidare met at sea in the Gulf of Aden. EU Naval Force French […]
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Germany: Navy appoints first female submarine officer
The German Navy has recently appointed its first female submarine officer, it appears. Janine Asseln, 27, serves as the 4th watch officer on the Type 212 U31 submarine, the newspaper Bild […]
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EU Counter Piracy Operations
Last week German Navy frigate, FGS Brandenburg, completed her transit through the Suez Canal and the Red Sea towards the waters of the Gulf of Aden to start counter piracy […]
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Gibraltar ‘incursion’
The Spanish ambassador has been summoned to the Foreign Office after a “serious incursion” by Spanish ships into waters off Gibraltar. Spanish ambassador summoned over Gibraltar ‘incursion’ The Spanish ambassador […]
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FGS Hessen Heads for Home
On Wednesday 2 April, German Navy frigate, FGS Hessen departed the waters of the Gulf of Aden and headed for home after completing four months of counter piracy patrols with […]
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US Navy tests robotic fire-fighters
Fire-fighting robots designed to withstand intense heat are to be tested by the US Navy this summer. The Shipboard Autonomous Fire-fighting Robot (SAFFiR) has been built by engineers at Virginia Tech […]
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C’mon In! The Water’s Threat-Free
Tracking the degradation of explosive materials in the water could make for safer seas. A team of researchers found that the power of the sun can go a long way […]
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US Marines demonstrate non-lethal weapons to Ghanaian sailors
Three Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14.1 trained a group of sailors from the Ghana Navy in non-lethal weapons tactics in Takoradi, Ghana, March 17-21. US Marines […]
