Industry Sector
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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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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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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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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 […]
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Seoul examines ‘North Korea drone’
South Korea says it is analysing what it believes to be a North Korean drone that crashed on a border island shortly after an exchange of artillery fire with North […]
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UK sub joins search for missing plane
The Ministry of Defence said the British submarine HMS Tireless had arrived in the southern Indian Ocean and would help search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370’s black box recorder. MH370: UK […]
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Port2Port West Africa denies wrongdoing
Port2Port West Africa can confirm that two of its contractors were arrested yesterday by the JTF in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, following a detainment of 7 days as part of an […]
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Farewell to MV Caroline Scan
After two and a half years protecting the WFP ship, MV Caroline Scan, from pirate attack off the coast of Somalia, the EU Naval Force has bid the vessel and […]
