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Australia commits to domestic naval construction

Australian Defence Minister David Johnston has moved to reassure the national shipbuilding industry that pending naval construction projects will be undertaken within the country. The Australian Financial Review newspaper quoted Johnston as saying on 7 March that these future projects, likely to be

Boustead Naval Shipyard and Royal Malaysian Navy to enhance capabilities

Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS) and the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) have signed an agreement to enhance the company's naval shipbuilding capabilities. Boustead Holdings, the parent company of BNS, said in a filing to the Bursa Malaysia stock exchange on 7 March that the memorandum of understanding

Spanish Navy investigates accidental frigate chaff firing

The Spanish Navy is investigating the accidental firing of a frigate's anti-missile chaff system at the end of February. The incident saw six sailors injured. The accident occurred on board the Type F 102 Alvaro de Bazan-class anti-air warfare guided-missile frigate Almirante Juan de Borbón ,

Damen Schelde reveals design of new Vietnamese Sigma-class corvettes

Netherlands-based shipyard Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) revealed the latest iteration of the SIGMA 9814 corvette being acquired by the Vietnam People's Navy (VPN) during the Vietship 2014 exhibition in Hanoi. The model displayed by DSNS has evolved from a previous design iteration in a

Indian Navy to commission 200th indigenous Goa Shipyard vessel

The Indian Navy will formally commission the Saryu-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) INS Sumedha on 7 March, according to Indian newspaper reports. Sumedha , built under the Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel (NOPV) programme, is the 200th vessel to be indigenously produced by state-owned naval

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  Marchons, marchons!

  On the back of successful interventions in Libya and Mali, and with a major shake-up of the country's armed forces launched by the military programming law of December 2013, France has emerged again as a willing and decisive wielder of its military power. Nick de Larrinaga looks at what the future holds for French defence capabilities
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  More than just piracy .... Maritime security risks (and responses) off West Africa

  The international community's developing focus on and understanding of maritime security has been defined by Somali piracy. Maritime criminality is, however, also a significant problem on the other side of the African continent. Dr Lee Willett considers the West African maritime security situation and how it differs from the east
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Introduction

Notes: Three Nakhoda Ragam corvettes originally completed for Brunei in 2004, but not subsequently accepted, have been acquired by the Indonesian Navy. The ships are armed with a 76 mm gun and it is reported that the original Seawolf system has been replaced by VL-MICA. The new names of the three

Introduction

Notes: Only military icebreakers are shown in this section. Other icebreakers come under civilian management and are now used predominantly for commercial purposes. Civilian ships include the nuclear powered 50 Let Pobeda, Taymyr, Vaygach, Rossiya, S Soyuz, Yamal, all of which are operated by the

Khobi class (Project 437M) class

Fleetlist Comment: All based in the Baltic. Used for the transport of all forms of liquids.

Lama (Type 323/323B) class

Fleetlist Comment: Built 1968 at Nikolayev. The engines are sited aft to allow for a very large and high hangar or hold amidships for carrying missiles or weapons' spares for submarines, surface ships and missile craft. This is about 12 ft high above the main deck. There are doors at the forward