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The Austal-built eighth Independence-variant Littoral combat ship (LCS 8), USS Montgomery, has completed acceptance trials conducted by the US Navy.

The Philippine Navy (PN) has commissioned BRP Tarlac (LD-601), which is one of two strategic sealift vessels (SSV) ordered from Indonesian shipbuilder PT PAL (Persero) for $83m.

JUMP 20 is a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) variant of the T-20, fixed-wing, tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which is designed and manufactured primarily for the US Navy by Arcturus UAV, a company based in the US.

Les canots de sauvetage du Francfort font la navette vers le navire Aquarius de l’ONG SOS Méditerranée (crédit : Bundeswehr/Pirrwitz)

(BRUXELLES2) Le navire de soutien Frankfurt qui évolue en Méditerranée dans le cadre de l’opération militaire Sophia (EUNAVFOR Med) est intervenu à environ 40 kilomètres au nord de Tripoli (Libye), lundi (16 mai), pour venir en secours d’un canot de migrants en détresse.

115 personnes ont été récupérées, dont 24 femmes. Une personne blessée a été prise en charge par les équipes médiales. Le canot, classé comme un obstacle à la navigation, a été coulé. Les migrants ont ensuite été transférés sur l’Aquarius, le navire des ONG de SOS Méditerranée. Transfert achevé à 19h05 précise la Bundeswehr.

Depuis le début de leur engagement dans la zone, il y a un an, le 7 mai 2015, la marine allemande est venue au secours de 14.065 personnes et a engagé en permanence deux navires dans l’opération européenne en Méditerranée.

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Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG-1), one of NATO's multinational forces, has concluded the Baltic Fortress exercise 2016 in Lithuanian waters.

The US Navy has taken delivery of the tenth San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, John P Murtha (LPD 26), built by Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII).

Azmat Class Fast Attack Craft (Missile) are currently under construction for the Pakistan Navy.

Damen Shipyards Group has been contracted by the Dutch and Swedish Ministries of Defence to maintain a total of five vessels.

The Royal Australian Navy has contracted Survitec to provide leased commercial-off-the-shelf inflatable life rafts with enhanced servicing requirements.

The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Radar Division has partnered with San Diego-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) to improve joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.

The US Navy has delivered three MH-60R Seahawk helicopters to the Danish Defence, marking the first such delivery to the country's armed forces, and the second foreign military sales (FMS) procurement for the aircraft.