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10 November 2016
Author: Paul Ridgway
Proliferation of ballistic missiles poses an increasing threat to Allied populations, territory and deployed forces. Many countries have, or are trying to develop or acquire ballistic missiles. The proliferation of these capabilities does not necessarily mean there is an immediate intent to attack NATO, but it does mean that the Alliance has a responsibility to take this into account as part of its core task of collective defence.
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28 July 2016
Author: Paul Ridgway
Gunner's Mate 1st Class Christopher Lamotte assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) dismounts a .50-cal to demonstrate how to properly perform maintenance to Iraqi Navy sailors assigned to Iraqi Swift Boat (P-308) during a monthly Iraqi bilateral exercise.
The US Navy, Army and Coast Guard together with Iraqi and Kuwaiti navies and Kuwait Coast Guard, solidified the creation of the first in a series of US-Iraq-Kuwait trilateral exercises following an initial planning conference held at Naval Support Activity Bahrain. This was announced from Manama, Bahrain, on 13 July.
This US-Iraq-Kuwait trilateral will be a quarterly exercise that serves to develop the proficiency of all participating forces to work together in support of regional safety and security.
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12 April 2016
Author: Paul Ridgway
HMS Somerset (foreground) with Russian tanker and Udaloy class destroyer Vice Admiral Kulakov. Photo: UK Crown Copyright 2016
A Royal Navy warship shadowed a Russian Naval Task Group transiting the English Channel and steaming up the East Coast of the UK in late March. HMS Somerset, a Type 23 frigate, along with her Merlin helicopter was used to detect and monitor the movement of the Russian warship, Vice Admiral Kulakov and her supporting ships.
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24 March 2016
Author: Paul Ridgway
Astute Class submarine HMS ARTFUL was commissioned at a ceremony at HM Naval Base Clyde, on Scotland's west coast on 18 March 2016. Guest of honour at the ceremony was the submarine's sponsor Lady Zambellas, wife of the First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sir George Zambellas. Lady Zambellas named Artful in September 2013, before her launch in May the following year in Barrow in Furness
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23 March 2016
Author: Ports & Ships
Britain's last Coniston, or 'Ton' class minesweeper, the former HMS Bronington has sunk at her mooring at Vittoria Dock in Birkenhead, England. The 63-year old wooden ship has been deteriorating slowly over the years and as far back at 2010 there were warnings that she might sink one day unless urgent further care was taken. That day arrived about a week ago when she settled on the shallow bottom of the dock with her decks awash and water accessing her inner areas.
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22 March 2016
Author: Ports & Ships
An agreement that will lead to joint patrols and the strengthening of maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea was signed by Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea last week. The region needs more nations to collaborate closely with each other in stamping out piracy and lawlessness that is becoming rampant at times. Nigeria has taken the lead recently in committing its navy and security services to take the initiative by responding to calls for assistance when merchant ships are attacked, even on occasions when the attack has taken place in another country's territorial waters.
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10 March 2016
Author: Paul Ridgway
It was reported from the Aegean Sea on 8 March that the German flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) FGS BONN is the first NATO warship to enter the area of activity for a first patrol around the Greek island of Lesbos. Over the weekend 5 / 6 March NATO had expanded the area of activity into the territorial waters of Turkey and Greece, in close coordination with both Allies. NATO also expanded its cooperation with the EU's border agency FRONTEX.
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9 February 2016
Author: Naval Today
The re-emergence of the Russian Navy as a strategic challenge and how NATO would respond was at the centre of discussions at the recent Surface Warship Summit held in Bucharest, Romania.
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8 February 2016
Author: Naval Today
Ghanaian maritime operations centre is the host of the African Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership (AMLEP) operation which started 4 February,repoprts Naval Today. Aside from the U.S. Navy, and U.S. Coast Guard, the operation involves members of the Ghanaian Navy.
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5 February 2016
Author: Paul Ridgway
British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon confirmed on 29 January the appointment of a new First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff of the Royal Navy.
Vice-Admiral Sir Philip Jones KCB is to be promoted Admiral and appointed First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, in succession to Admiral Sir George Zambellas GCB DSC ADC DL in April 2016.
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28 January 2016
Author: Paul Ridgway
The President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee (a former Defence Minister) will review an international fleet, comprising over 75 surface warships and submarines off Visakhapatnam on 6 February. Here the Review Anchorage will hold warships from the Indian Navy as well as invited navies from across the globe. In addition, vessels of the Indian Coast Guard and Mercantile Marine will be participating.
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27 January 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
The navy will be arriving at Port Elizabeth in force for SANDF Armed Forces Day in mid-February when, for the first time, the event will be held at a coastal destination.
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26 January 2016
Author: - Paul Ridgway
HE Maitripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka visited the Indian Navy aircraft carrier and flagship INS Vikramaditya on 23 January 2016. He was received onboard by Rear-Admiral Ranveet Singh, Flag Officer Commanding, Western Fleet and Captain Krishna Swaminathan, the warship's CO. This visit is highly significant since it marks many firsts.
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22 January 2016
Author: - Terry Hutson
The Royal Navy's latest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of wales, has had the second massive MT30 gas turbine lifted nto the ship
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May 29, 2008
Author: Terry Hutson
Minister of Defence Mosiuoa Lekota has refuted claims in the media and elsewhere that the navy does not have sufficient trained personnel ...
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May 27, 2008
Author: Clinton Wyness
another view of SAS Queen Modjadji 1 (S103), the third and final Type 209 submarine ...
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May 27, 2008
Author: P&S
The South African Navy’s third new submarine, SAS Queen Modjadji 1 (S103) arrived in Simon’s Town ...
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May 23, 2008
Author: Edwin Tshivhidzo
More technical staff and divers are urgently needed in the South African Navy, says Director of Fleet Force Preparation, Rear Admiral Hanno Teuteberg ...
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May 23, 2008
Author: P&S
The South African Navy’s third Meko class submarine, SAS Queen Modjadji I (S103), arrived in Simon’s Town yesterday morning ...
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May 22, 2008
Author: P&S
The US Consul General in Durban, Eugene Young yesterday congratulated South African shipping company Unicorn Shipping for its participation in a US Coast Guard worldwide search and rescue programme known as AMVER ...
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May 21, 2008
Author: P&S
Indian reports suggest that the United States Navy is poised to intervene in the highjacking of the Jordanian cargo ship Victoria ...
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May 20, 2008
Author: Bathandwa Mbola
President Thabo Mbeki has denounced media reports suggesting that he gave an order for the Chinese ship, loaded with arms en route to Zimbabwe, to be refuelled ...
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May 19, 2008
Author: P&S
Atlasur, the latest naval exercise to take place off the Cape coast and involving ships of Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and South Africa got off to a bad start late last week ...
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May 13, 2008
Author: Ian Shiffman
The Brazilian Navy frigate BNS Independencia arrives in Cape Town ...
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May 6, 2008
Author: Shaun Benton
The navies of Brazil, India and South Africa are, for the first time in the history of the trilateral IBSA (India-Brazil-South Africa) initiative, engaging in joint exercises ...
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May 6, 2008
Author: David Erickson
As the ships from three navies – India, Brazil and South Africa, gather at the Simon’s Town Naval Base this week ...
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Apr 30, 2008
Author: P&S
Capetonians have until Friday to go on board one of the world's tallest and fastest sailing ships belonging to the Argentinean Navy ...
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Apr 21, 2008
Author: P&S
Two ships of the Indian Navy are due to arrive in Durban on this Friday and will be open to the public during two days of the coming long weekend ...
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Apr 21, 2008
Author: P&S
The holder of the Boston Teapot Cup for the fastest transatlantic crossing by a sailing ship under sail, the magnificent Argentine Navy sail training ship ARA Libertad, arrives at Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront on Saturday ...
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Apr 15, 2008
Author: Bob Couttie
For France, the taking of the 850 tonne luxury yacht Le Ponant by the highly organised ‘Somali marines’ pirate gang was a matter of national pride ...
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Apr 14, 2008
Author: P&S
French marines have captured most of the pirates who seized the cruise yacht Le Ponant off the northern Somali coast a week ago ...
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Apr 10, 2008
Author: David Erickson
An unusual and interesting manoeuvre was carried out in Simon’s Town Naval Harbour last week ...
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Apr 8, 2008
Author: UN News
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast has now dismantled almost all of its military observation posts in the former zone of confidence separating ...
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Apr 3, 2008
Author: Jim Garamone
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) wants to work in partnership with African nations, and its establishment does not signal the militarisation of US foreign policy, said the organization's commander ...
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Apr 2, 2008
Author: American Forces Press Service
US Africa Command is making progress in gaining acceptance in Africa, the command's deputy for civil-military activities said ...
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Apr 2, 2008
Author: P&S
US Military Sealift Command (MSC) ships USNS 2nd Lt. John P Bobo (T-AK 3008) and USNS LCPL Roy M Wheat (T-AK 3016) have arrived off the coast of Monrovia, Liberia to participate in a sea-basing and humanitarian aid distribution exercise in conjunction with US Marines and Africa Partnership Station ships ...
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Apr 1, 2008
Author: P&S
Suez canal authorities have begun installing cameras along the banks of the canal following the shooting of an Egyptian boat operator by US marines
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Mar 28, 2008
Author: P&S
In a key briefing to Congress earlier this month, General William ‘Kip’ Ward, head of the US Command for Africa, AFRICOM, devoted only ...
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Mar 28, 2008
Author: P&S
The US Navy has expressed regret for the death of an Egyptian citizen shot dead when his boat approached ...
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Mar 28, 2008
Author: P&S
We’ve seen unmanned aircraft, remotely operated from great distances, and unmanned underwater systems are hardly new, but now the concept has been applied to surface patrol work ...
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Mar 28, 2008
Author: P&S
We’ve seen unmanned aircraft, remotely operated from great distances, and unmanned underwater systems are hardly new, but now the concept has been applied to surface patrol work ...
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Dec 25, 2008
Author: P&S
Is it a legacy of the Wild West or something perfectly justified in the light of the USS Cole – let the reader be the judge ...
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Mar 24, 2008
Author: P&S
The South African Navy recently held its annual Navy Festival at the Simon's Town Naval Base. Here is a selection of pictures from that event ...
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Mar 18, 2008
Author: P&S
An Australian organisation, Finding Sydney Foundation believes it has found the World War II cruiser HMAS Sydney ...
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Mar 12, 2008
Author: P&S
The annual South African Navy Festival will be held this weekend ...
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Mar 5, 2008
Author: P&S
The South African Navy hydrographic survey ship SAS PROTEA has sailed from Simon’s Town bound for Germany – her mission to escort ...
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Feb 29, 2008
Author: P&S
it was learned earlier this week that Britain’s oldest naval base, Plymouth is to close down and relocate ...
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Feb 29, 2008
Author: P&S
A French admiral has taken over command of the Coalition Task Force 150 which is operating in the Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, Red Sea and parts in north western Indian Ocean ...
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Feb 27, 2008
Author: P&S
The Nigerian Air Force and Navy are currently hosting the US Navy in a joint military exercise in and around Lagos ...
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Feb 25, 2008
Author: P&S
a pictorial glimpse into Simon's Town Naval Harbour as SAS Drakensberg enters port ...
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Feb 24, 2008
Author: David Erickson
The navy paid a traditional but rousing farewell to Flag Officer Fleet, Rear Admiral Bester on Friday ...
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Feb 22, 2008
Author: P&S
US missile successful in destroying rogue satellite ...
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Feb 21, 2008
Author: P&S
Pres Bush says the US does not seek military bases on the African continent for AFRICOM ...
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Feb 19, 2008
Author: P&S
all four ships of the German naval squadron that will participate in Operation Good Hope III have arrived in Simon's Town ...
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Feb 17, 2008
Author: P&S
a task force from the German Navy has arrived in Simon's Town to take part in one of the largest naval exercises off the Cape coast ...
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Feb 16, 2008
Author: P&S
opening remarks of the Minister of Defence, Mosiuoa Lekota at the ceremonial handover of four Super Lynx 300 helicopters in Simon's Town ...
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Feb 14, 2008
Author: P&S
a US navy ship is reported to have fired on pirates after they attacked and seized the Danish tug Svitzer Korsakov ...
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Feb 13, 2008
Author: P&S
The South African Navy is to obtain officially the long awaited Super Lynx helicopters at an official handover ceremony tomorrow (14 February) ...
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Feb 12, 2008
Author: P&S
Navy man appointed new commanding officer for Camp Lemonier - the only US base officially on African soil ...
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Feb 06, 2008
Author: P&S
The US Navy joined forces with Equatorial Guinea to salute Equatorial Guinea's president ...
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Feb 04, 2008
Author: P&S
SAS QUEEN MODJADJI (S103), the third and final submarine to be built in Germany for the South African Navy, was handed over to a South African crew at a ceremony in Kiel, Germany last Thursday ...
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Feb 01, 2008
Author: P&S
the US dock landing ship Fort McHenry happened to be in the right place at the right time ...
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Feb 01, 2008
Author: P&S
the French Navy patrol frigate NIVOSE arrived in Simon's Town this week ...
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Jan 30, 2008
Author: P&S
Yet another SAN ship has a change of officer commanding ...
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Jan 30, 2008
Author: P&S
The US has taken a step back from attempting to establish its African Command headquarters on African soil ...
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Jan 29, 2008
Author: P&S
A US warship dropped a series of drifting buoys off the West African coast on behalf of NOAA ...
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Jan 28, 2008
Author: Alain Malherbe
a new fishery patrol boat has been delivered to Madagascan authorities ...
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Jan 25, 2008
Author: Alain Malherbe
A Mauritian Coastguard vessel intercepted and arrested a Malaysian flag fishing vessel inside the EEZ ...
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Jan 24, 2008
Author: P&S
Four ships of the German Navy is heading for South Africa and other African ports ...
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Jan 23, 2008
Author: P&S
India is helping initiate a maritime military bloc comprising littoral states of the Indian Ocean ...
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Jan 07, 2008
Author: Shaun Benton
the navy has responded to claims that it is facing an acute shortage of skilled personnel ...
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Dec 12, 2007
Author: P&S
Last week saw yet a another change of command for a South African Navy ship ...
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Dec 11, 2007
Author: P&S
a coalition of Puntland forces and US and standoff as coalition forces blockade the pirate-held Japanese chemical tanker GOLDEN NORI ...
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Dec 10, 2007
Author: P&S
Amidst reports that the South African Navy is suffering from an acute shortage of trained and qualified personnel, several changes of command ...
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Dec 06, 2007
Author: P&S
a large consignment of South African made armoured personnel carriers is being loaded in Durban for the US armed forces in Iraq ...
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Nov 28, 2007
Author: P&S
Nigeria’s Navy has clashed with militants in Soku in Rivers State, sinking a number ...
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Nov 26, 2007
Author: P&S
Nigeria’s rejection of having a proposed US AFRICOM based in the country raises again issues surrounding the motivation ...
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Nov 21, 2007
Author: P&S
The UN has thanked France for sending its navy ships to escort food aid vessels through Somali waters ...
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Nov 20, 2007
Author: Shaun Benton
South African companies received R860 million worth of contracts from the offset programme ...
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Nov 20, 2007
Author: USINFO
Helping Africans confront security challenges in their region has long been a priority of the United States, say senior US officials ...
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Nov 16, 2007
Author: P&S
NIgeria's navy chief inspects naval bases in troubled areas while in South Africa Operation Red Lion continues off Durban ...
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Nov 13, 2007
Author: Jacquelyn S. Porth (USINFO)
The USS FORT McHENRY has arrived off the coast of West Africa to lead an international team of experts that will train African sailors to ...
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Nov 12, 2007
Author: P&S
The SAN has helped investigate a suspected drug smuggling ship off the coast ...
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Nov 12, 2007
Author: P&S
The South African Navy recently conducted a weapons testing exercise in front of the media using live missiles ...
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Nov 07, 2007
Author: P&S
Two British naval ships arrived in Cape Town this week ...
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Nov 07, 2007
Author: P&S
Crew from SAS Mendi will take part in this week's anniversary of the loss of the firgate's namesake, SS Mendi ...
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Nov 05, 2007
Author: P&S
October was a busy month for naval forces monitoring pirate activities off the east coast of Africa ...
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Nov 02, 2007
Author: P&S
US warships are continuing to monitor the movement of the Japanese products tanker GOLDEN NORI ...
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Oct 31, 2007
Author: BuaNews
The 90th anniversary of the sinking of SS Mendi with over 600 South African soldiers on board will be commemorated along with Remembrance Day ...
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Oct 30, 2007
Author: David Mays
Maritime security will be a top priority for the newly created US Africa Command (AFRICOM), a senior Defense Department policymaker has said ...
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Oct 19, 2007
Author: Donna Miles
two US warships have been deployed to the Gulf of Guinea to give effect to AFRICOM in the West AFrican region ...
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Oct 19, 2007
Author: P&S
India, Brazil and South Africa will hold joint naval exrcises off the Cape coast next year ...
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Oct 16, 2007
Author: P&S
South African Navy personnel descends on East London today for a week-long recruitment drive ...
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Oct 15, 2007
Author: P&S
Africom will enhance US efforts to advance security and prosperity in Africa, US officials say ...
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Oct 12, 2008
Author: P&S
new research has revealed the high cost of armed conflict in Africa since 1990, which equals the amount received in international aid ...
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Oct 05, 2008
Author: Shaun Benton
..an ideal opportunity to further links with the South African Navy and in particular the South African Navy submarine service says RN sub commander ...
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Oct 05, 2008
Author: P&S
SAS Mendi, which recently took part in Brazil's bi-centennial celebrations, conducted joint exercises with ships from Ghana and the US this week ...
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Oct 04, 2007
Author: P&S
a Royal Navy nuclear powered submarine, HMS SCEPTRE, arrives in Simon’s Town today ...
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Feb 16, 2008
Author: P&S
an American destroyer USS Stout went to the aid of a Tanzanian ferry last week ...
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Sep 28, 2007
Author: P&S
the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed France’s offer to provide naval escorts to protect its vessels ...
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Sep 26, 2007
Author: P&S
An American destroyer will participate in exercises at sea with ships of the South African Navy this week ...
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Sep 25, 2007
Author: P&S
The US destroyer USS FORREST SHERMAN (DDG98) is expected in Durban harbour this morning for a short stayover ...
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Sep 18, 2007
Author: P&S
The US Consulate in Durban has confirmed the visit to Durban and Cape Town of USS Forrest Sherman (DDG98) ...
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Sep 17, 2008
Author: P&S
a US warship is en route to southern Africa to 'show the flag' ...
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Sep 11, 2007
Author: P&S
A sea hunt was underway early last week ...
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Sep 06, 2007
Author: P&S
ten ships from NATO and the South African Navy are taking part in joint exercises off the Cape coast this week ...
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Sep 05, 2007
Author: P&S
a South African submarine has become the first naval submarine worldwide to be brought into class by a classification society ...
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Aug 31, 2007
Author: Shaun Benton
There is broad consensus among African countries that foreign forces are not welcone in Africa, says Defence minister ...
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Aug 29, 2007
Author: P&S
two Nigerian Navy ships arrived in the Brazil port of Recife after crossing the Atlantic ...
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Aug 27, 2007
Author: P&S
The visiting NATO warships, due in Cape Town harbour tomorrow (28 August) will be open to the public over two days ...
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Aug 23, 2007
Author: P&S
Details of the six NATO warships currently deployed on a circumnavigation of Africa are now available (but not the South African ships taking part in joint exercises) ...
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Aug 21, 2007
Author: P&S
The Portuguese naval frigate Alves Cabral (F331) arrived in the Angolan port of Lobito at the weekend ...
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Aug 10, 2007
Author: David McKeeby
US officials say that the role to be played by the newly created US Africa Command (AFRICOM) is to build long-standing partnerships ...
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Aug 8, 2007
Author: P&S
A NATO maritime squadron consisting of six naval ships is undertaking a unique circumnavigation of the African continent ...
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Jul 11, 2007
Author: P&S
Two minesweepers of the South African Navy, SAS Umkomaas and SAS Umhloti honoured a long-held tradition this past weekend when they sailed through the Knysna Heads ...
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Jun 29, 2007
Author: P&S
France's latest warship FNS Tonnerre arrived in Cape Town for an official visit ...
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Jun 7, 2007
Author: P&S
It now transpires that a US warship fired shots across the bow of the Danish cargo ship DANICA WHITE after ...
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Apr 30, 2007
Author: P&S
At first they were just specks on the horizon but as the strike craft approached ...
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Apr 24, 2007
Author: P&S
South Africa's latest submarine is now due in the Cape a day later than originally announced ...
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Apr 23, 2007
Author: P&S
A large welcome is planned for the arrival in Simon's Town on Thursday of the second of three new submarines for the South African Navy ...
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Mar 25, 2007
Author: P&S
It was expected that the South African Navy would wait until they arrived home in Simon’s Town before revealing the names of the next two new submarines ...
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Mar 22, 2007
Author: P&S
SAS DRAKENSBERG, the South African Navy combat support ship has held final farewell ceremonies in Emden ...
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Mar 22, 2007
Author: P&S
The South African Navy is hosting another Open Day Festival at the Simon’s Town Naval Base ...
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Mar 20, 2007
Author: P&S
SAS Mendi, the last of four new Meko class frigates for the South African Navy, is to be commissioned this morning ...
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Mar 12, 2007
Author: P&S
Calling all divers trained by the South African Navy Diving School between the years ...
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Feb 26, 2007
Author: P&S
Captain Bubele ‘Bravo’ Mhlana took command of SAS ISANDLWANA, the second of four new frigates in the South African Navy, becoming ...
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Feb 20, 2007
Author: P&S
Memorial services were held in several places at the weekend commemorating the sinking of the troopship SS Mendi, in which over 600 black South African soldiers perished ...
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Feb 16, 2007
Author: P&S
The Dutch Navy destroyer HNLMS TROMP (F803) made an unannounced visit to Cape Town yesterday ...
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Feb 16, 2007
Author: P&S
Remember the former Soviet aircraft carrier VARYAG, which was sold in an incomplete condition to so-called Chinese entrepreneurs ...
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Feb 15, 2007
Author: P&S
The Belgian Navy minecraft logistics support ship BNS GODETIA (A960) arrived in Luanda Harbour ...
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Feb 14, 2007
Author: P&S
Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekotais will officially receive the third Meko class frigate SAS SPIOENKOP at a ...
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Jan 23, 2007
Author: P&S
Nigeria has deployed 13 naval vessels in the Niger Delta area to counteract militant activity ...
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Mar 13, 2007
Author: P&S
The fledgling Mozambique Navy has taken possession of three patrol boats donated by the United States ...
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Jan 10, 2007
Author: P&S
US Navy ships and aircraft of the US Air Force are assisting the interim government of Somalia to secure control of the Horn of Africa country ...
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Jan 10, 2007
Author: P&S
A US Navy nuclear submarine has collided with a Japanese super tanker ...
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Jan 9, 2007
Author: P&S
A Nigerian task force operating in the Niger Delta came under attack from militants ...
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Dec 22, 2006
Author: P&S
The Royal navy survey vessel HMS Scott arrived in Cape Town this week ...
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Dec 22, 2006
Author: P&S
The former fleet replenishment vessel SAS Outeniqua has been sold to become a floating hotel ...
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Dec 7, 2006
Author: P&S
After participating in Exercise Atlasur VI with ships of the Brazilian and Argentine Navies, and taking part in Exponaval held in Valparaiso, Chile, SAS Isandlwana is on her way home ...
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Nov 17, 2006
Author: P&S
The South African navy has commissioned Germanischer Lloyd (GL) with the classification of its three Type 209 submarines ...
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Nov 7, 2006
Author: P&S
Junior ratings in the South African Navy are up in arms over an order to vacate their comfortable accommodation ...
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Nov 6, 2006
Author: P&S
Parliament has been told that South African sea fishery patrol vessels spend too much time in port ...
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Oct 31, 2006
Author: P&S
Three ships of the South African Navy, the hydrographic survey vessel SAS Protea and two strike craft SAS Isaac Dyobha and SAS Galashewe have arrived in La Reunion ...
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Oct 20, 2006
Author: P&S
The three ship flotilla of South African Navy ships has concluded a successful visit to Mozambique, Tanzania and Kenya ...
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Oct 18, 2006
Author: P&S
The Danish Navy research vessel HDMS Vaedderen has been visiting Cape Town ...
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Oct 12, 2006
Author: P&S
A three ship task force of the South African Navy was yesterday en route to Dar es Salaam ...
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Oct 11, 2006
Author: P&S
A fresh team of Royal Navy instructors is expected in South Africa in November to continue training ...
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Oct 9, 2006
Author: P&S
The United States says it intends donating a fleet of six armed patrol boats to Kenya ...
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Oct 5, 2006
Author: P&S
A South African Navy Task Group of three ships, SAS Protea, SAS Galeshewe and SAS Isaac Dyobha will visit the ports of Dar es Salaam and Mombasa ...
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Oct 2, 2006
Author: P&S
US Navy pre-positioning ships are back in port ...
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Sep 28, 2006
Author: P&S
surpise visit to Durban by INS Mumbai ...
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Sep 12, 2006
Author: P&S
South Africa is reported to be ready to take up an option for a fifth Meko class A200 frigate from the German frigate consortium ...
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Sep 12, 2006
Author: P&S
One of the Bob Hope class US Navy Ships of the Military Sealift Command, USNS Fisher slipped into Durban this morning ...
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Aug 25, 2006
Author: P&S
it turns out the Indian destroyer INS Mumbai will not be visiting Durban next week, but other ships are ...
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Aug 23, 2006
Author: P&S
INS Mumbai, a Delhi class destroyer of the Indian Navy is believed to be en route to Durban and is expected on Monday ...
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Jul 20, 2006
Author: P&S
SAS Isandlwana (F146), the navy’s latest frigate of the Meko class will be commissioned in Durban ...
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Jun 25, 2006
Author: P&S
Two ships of the Pakistan Navy are due to visit South African and East African ports ...
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Apr 19, 2006
Author: Ian Shiffman
US Military Sealift vessel John UD Page arrives in Cape Town unexpectedly ...
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Apr 8, 2006
Author: P&S
South Africa’s new submarine, S101 arrived at the naval station in Simon’s Town yesterday after
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Mar 20, 2006
Author: P&S
In an audacious incident off the Somali coast at the weekend, Somali pirates in three small boats opened fire on two US Navy warships ...
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Mar 8, 2006
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Three ships of the German Navy visit Cape Town ...
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Mar 7, 2006
Author: P&S
New publication on the history of the South African Navy ...
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Feb 22, 2006
Author: P&S
Three ships of the German Navy arrived in Simon’s Town this week on an official visit to the South African Navy ...
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Feb 17, 2006
Author: P&S
It was a proud day for the South African Navy yesterday as the first of four new frigate/corvettes was commissioned ...
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Jan 19, 2006
Author: P&S
The SA Navy’s combat support ship SAS Drakensberg sailed from Cape Town on Tuesday en route for Germany to escort the Navy’s first Type 209 submarine, S101, home to the RSA ...
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Dec 12, 2005
Author: P&S
Kenya deploys naval units to guard against piracy ...
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Dec 12, 2005
Author: P&S
USNS Denebola calls at Durban for bunkers ...
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Nov 3, 2005
Author: P&S
S-101 is commissioned in Germany today ...
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Oct 29, 2005
Author: P&S
Nigeria’s navy chief says he wants to replace obsolete ships in the Nigerian Navy with modern vessels ...
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Aug 3, 2005
Author: P&S
Ian Shiffman records the first Australian Navy ship to visit South Africa in 37 years ...
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Jul 7, 2005
Author: P&S
HMAS Anzac, a home-built Australian Navy Meko 200 type frigate is due in Simon’s Town and Cape Town between ...
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Jul 7, 2005
Author: P&S
Three South African Navy mine warfare vessels are currently visiting Knysna ...
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Jun 20, 2005
Author: P&S
Indian and Singapore navy ships have paid visits to South Africa this month ...
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May 31, 2005
Author: P&S
Four ships of the Indian Navy are expected in Cape Town and Durban in the next week to ten days ...
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May 16, 2005
Author: P&S
A naval training exercise involving three ships is about to take place off the KZN coast ...
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May 6, 2005
Author: P&S
Minister pledges subs will sail home ...
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Apr 7, 2005
Author: P&S
The US navy Ship Yano arrived in Durban yesterday for bunkers and supplies ...
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Mar 22, 2005
Author: P&S
the planned visit to South African ports later this week by the US Navy’s Harry S Truman carrier strike group has been cancelled ...
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Mar 15, 2005
Author: P&S
The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75) is scheduled to visit Cape Town at the end of March ...
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Mar 9, 2005
Author: P&S
another US Military Sealift Command ship calls at the Mother City ...
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Mar 4, 2005
Author: P&S
Cape Town is visited by another Military Sealift Command (MSC) vessel ...
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Mar 1, 2005
Author: P&S
Five ships of the US Navy, including an aircraft carrier will visit South African ports at the end of March
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Feb 28, 2005
Author: P&S
It is the end of an era today when Vice Admiral Johan Retief retires as the chief of the South African Navy ...
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Jan 24, 2005
Author: P&S
another three Military Sealift Command ships call at Cape Town for bunkers ...
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Jan 5, 2005
Author: P&S
Resulting from unacceptable delays at Durban a number of US Military Sealift Command (MSC) vessels have begun bunkering at ...
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Dec 30, 2004
Author: P&S
the sailing time for the two Kenyan Navy patrol boats has changed ...
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Dec 28, 2004
Author: P&S
USNS Red CLoud and USNS Cape Douglas stop in at at Cape Town ...
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Dec 28, 2004
Author: P&S
two offshore patrol ships of the Kenyan Navy arrived in Durban this morning ...
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Dec 16, 2004
Author: P&S
Two patrol ships of the Kenya Navy are expected in Durban shortly after Christmas for maintenance refits at ...
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Nov 10, 2004
Author: P&S
SAS Mendi, the SAN's latest patrol corvette/frigate wraps up its coastal visit today ...
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Nov 10, 2004
Author: P&S
Admiral Mudimu to become new chief of the navy ...
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Oct 28, 2004
Author: P&S
The recently delivered frigate SAS Mendi will visit several east coast South African port cities during ...
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Sep 20, 2004
Author: P&S
The South African Navy welcomed its latest new frigate SAS Mendi with a full-scale fleet review in False Bay last Friday ...
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Aug 16, 2004
Author: P&S
South Africa and France are collaborating to provide Mozambique with armed patrol boats ...
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Jul 27, 2004
Author: P&S
Two large Military Sealift Command ships of the US Navy called at Durban this weekend ...
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Jul 16, 2004
Author: P&S
The French Navy frigate Nivose arrived in Durban this morning and went immediately to the Eldock floating dock where ...
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Jun 16, 2004
Author: P&S
The fourth and final corvette to be built in Germany for the SA Navy, SAS Mendi was officially named at a ceremony in Kiel this week ...
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Jun 16, 2004
Author: P&S
The first of three new German-built submarines for the South African Navy was ‘christened’ in Kiel this week by ...
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May 31, 2004
Author: P&S
The South African Navy's third stealth corvette arrived in Simon's Town yesterday ...
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May 14, 2004
Author: SA Navy
SAS Outeniqua official announcement ...
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May 13, 2004
Author: P&S
Reports in this column concerning the withdrawal of the South African Navy supply ship SAS Outeniqua are correct ...
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May 12, 2004
Author: P&S
The report that SAS Outeniqua had called in Durban proved to both premature and incorrect ...
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May 8, 2004
Author: P&S
Rumours of the withdrawal of SAS Outeniqua haven't been confirmed ...
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Apr 28, 2004
Author: P&S
The Indian Navy needs to expand to a strength of 200 warships, says ...
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Apr 24, 2004
Author: P&S
India’s third stealth frigate, INS Tabar, was handed over to the navy ...
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Mar 15, 2004
Author: P&S
South Africa's latest corvette joins the navy today ...
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Mar 11, 2004
Author: P&S
The Indian Navy expects to introduce its first locally built aircraft carrier by as soon as 2011 ...
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Feb 26, 2004
Author: P&S
The navy hydrographic survey ship SAS Protea arrived in Durban for repairs to a ...
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Feb 25, 2004
Author: P&S
The South African Navy’s second new corvette, SAS Isandlwana has arrived in Simon’s Town ...
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Feb 14, 2004
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The US Navy can stop and search any Liberian-registered ship, following ...
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Feb 14, 2004
Author: P&S
France's second aircraft carrier will not be nuclear powered ...
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Jan 20, 2004
Author: P&S
A small US task force leaves Norfolk today for the Persian Gulf where ...
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Jan 20, 2004
Author: P&S
The Indian government has given its long-awaited approval to the purchase of a Russian aircraft carrying vessel ...
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Jan 10, 2004
Author: P&S
The French helicopter carrier Jeanne D'Arc and her accompanying frigate have arrived in Cape Town for a visit ...
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Dec 30, 2003
Author: P&S
French and British warships are visiting Angola this month ...
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Dec 28, 2003
Author: P&S
One of the largest ever sealifts by the United States is expected to get underway early in January ...
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Dec 17, 2003
Author: P&S
Armscor has begun cutting up the first SA Navy strike craft ...
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Dec 10, 2003
Author: P&S
Nigerian Navy officials have denied that they lost a patrol boat ...
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Dec 9, 2003
Author: P&S
A Nigerian navy patrol boat and most of the crew on board has disappeared after youths attacked ...
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Nov 28, 2003
Author: P&S
US Marines and the US Navy are completing a series of training exercises involving several West African countries which ...
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Nov 28, 2003
Author: P&S
The last surviving South African Navy submarine, SAS Assegaai (S99), was due to be decommissioned today ...
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Nov 11, 2003
Author: P&S
The South African Navy corvette SAS Amatola (F145) arrived in Simon’s Town last week to an emotional welcome by ...
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Nov 1, 2003
Author: P&S
One of the fastest deep-sea vessels in military use, the US Navy High Speed Vessel Swift is due in Durban on Monday ...
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Oct 29, 2003
Author: P&S
The first of four SA Navy corvettes, SAS Amatola arrives in Simon's Town next week ...
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Oct 17, 2003
Author: P&S
The French Navy dock landing ship FNS Siroco is due to visit the port of Tema in Ghana tomorrow for ...
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Sep 30, 2003
Author: P&S
One of the fastest naval ships to operate in any navy, the High Speed Vessel wave-piercing catamaran, on charter to the US Navy, HSV2 Swift, is to visit Durban and Cape Town ...
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Sep 30, 2003
Author: P&S
South Africa’s newest warship, the Valour class stealth corvette SAS Amatola has been handed over at a ...
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Sep 30, 2003
Author: P&S
US Navy ships, which have been on station off the coast of Liberia ...
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Sep 28, 2003
Author: P&S
The Chinese surveillance tracking ship Yuan Wang 3 arrived in Durban port at the weekend ...
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Sep 16, 2003
Author: P&S
Forty ships of the US Navy head for sea to ride out this year's blockbuster storm ...
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Sep 5, 2003
Author: P&S
The new Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Trishul will arrive in Durban harbour this Monday, 8 September at 08.00 ...
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Aug 30, 2003
Author: P&S
The Russian Navy November-class submarine K-159 sank in the Barents Sea this morning with ten people on board and early reports say ...
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Aug 28, 2003
Author: P&S
India’s latest naval ship, the frigate INS Trishul is due to visit Walvis Bay (1 September) and Durban (between 8 and 11 September) for official ‘show the flag’ courtesy visits ...
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Aug 19, 2003
Author: P&S
The South African Navy's latest warship, SAS Amatola went on sea trials yesterday frm the Blohm+Voss shipyard in Germany ...
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Jul 25, 2003
Author: P&S
The US Navy Sealift SS Gopher State (ACS 4) is due to arrive at the port of Durban today ...
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Jul 19, 2003
Author: P&S
The navy combat ship SAS Outeniqua is due in Durban one day early ...
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Jul 16, 2003
Author: P&S
Three SA Navy ships are due at Salisbury Island Naval Station this coming week ...
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Jun 2, 2003
Author: P&S
A major naval exercise is taking place off the South African East Coast until 23 June ...
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Apr 26, 2003
Author: P&S
The South African Ship Registration Act was published on Friday (25 April 2003) ...
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Apr 10, 2003
Author: P&S
Two French Navy ships, the Floreal class small patrol frigate FNS Nivose (F732) and the L’audacieuse class offshore patrol boat FNS La Boudeuse (P683) will arrive in Durban on Friday (11 April) for a short visit.
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Apr 6, 2003
Author: P&S
A joint naval exercise involving units of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) including the SA Navy, and French Navy ships and personnel ...
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Apr 6, 2003
Author: P&S
Several ships of the German Navy will be visiting southern African ports between mid April and the end of May ...
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Mar 10, 2003
Author: P&S
The UK’s BAE Systems and other UK companies will perform the majority of the almost £2Bn contract for two Royal Navy aircraft carriers ...
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Feb 27, 2003
Author: P&S
The okay has been given by government for the South African Navy to acquire four maritime helicopters worth R1.1Bn ...
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Feb 6, 2003
Author: P&S
The build-up of US naval forces in the Persian Gulf continues, with seven warships transiting southwards ...
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Feb 6, 2003
Author: P&S
The cost of repairing HMS Trafalgar, the British nuclear powered submarine which ran aground ...
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Jan 29, 2003
Author: P&S
Two ships of the French Navy arrived in Durban this week for a three-week layover at Salisbury Island Naval Station. They are ...
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Jan 20, 2003
Author: P&S
A second naval arrival in Durban on the morning of Monday 20 January was the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Grey Rover, which ...
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Jan 20, 2003
Author: P&S
The US Navy Ship Pililaau (AKR304) arrived in Durban harbour on Monday, 20 January 2003 to load bunkers at Island View 9. The ship is presumed to be on her way to ...
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Jan 17, 2003
Author: P&S
The port of Durban will play host to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Grey Rover from Monday (20 January) when ...
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Jan 9, 2003
Author: P&S
The extent of US and British intentions with respect to a possible conflict in Iraq is becoming clearer following reports of a massive naval build-up in the northern Indian Ocean to coincide with ...
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Jan 4, 2003
Author: P&S
The British anti-submarine warfare and surveillance frigate HMS Sheffield (F96) has been sold to Chile ...
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Jan 4, 2003
Author: P&S
It was the end of an era in December when the last active strike craft sailed from Durban ...
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Jan 4, 2003
Author: P&S
The SA Navy’s second Meko A200SAN corvette/frigate, which is being built at the Blohm+Voss shipyards in Germany, has been named Isandlwana... ...
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Jan 4, 2003
Author: P&S
The South African Navy recently presented the Namibian Navy with two surplus Namacurra harbour patrol boats for use... ...
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Jan 4, 2003
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