Belgian-Dutch rMCM toolboxes detailed for the first time
Belgian Minister of Defence Ludivine Dedonder last week detailed for the first time the toolbox ordered for the Belgian-Dutch rMCM program.
Belgian Minister of Defence Ludivine Dedonder last week detailed for the first time the toolbox ordered for the Belgian-Dutch rMCM program.
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) Cassard-class frigate Jean Bart will set sail for one final mission in April: Demonstrate its capabilities to the Hellenic Navy, who may acquire it as part of a “global French offer”.
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) launched the first of three Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPV) procured by ARMSCOR for the South African Navy (SAN).

Two Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet frigates trained in counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (C-UAV) operations.
Turkey’s first Reis-class (Type 214TN) Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) capable submarine “Piri Reis” was floated out on 23 March at Golcuk Shipyard.
The French Armed forces conducted in mid-March a large-scale, joint maritime counter terrorism exercise, off the Greek island of Crete in the central mediterranean sea.

The Royal Navy announced that the first Merlin ‘Crowsnest’ airborne early warning (AEW) helicopter has entered service with 820 Naval Air Squadron.
Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, will continue operating and maintaining the U.S. government’s Relocatable Over-the-Horizon Radar (ROTHR) system under a $146 million, five-year contract.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) today commissioned its 12th and final Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture.

An expanding Navy, armed with the latest weaponry, equipped with the latest tech, deployed more around the world to meet the UK’s expanding horizons…