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HMA Ships Anzac and Sirius take part in Exercise La Perouse

Two Royal Australian Navy ships, HMAS Anzac (FFH 150) and HMAS Sirius (O 266) have taken part in the French-led Exercise La Perouse. The maritime training exercise held in the Bay of Bengal has brought together vessels from Australia, France, India, Japan, and the United States. The exercise activities have included officer-of-the-watch manoeuvres, replenishments at…

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Ukraine Says Hit Russian Ships in Caspian Sea

Ukraine said Wednesday it had carried out its first successful strike on Russian warships in the Caspian Sea — more than a thousand kilometers from the Ukrainian border. Since Russia invaded nearly three years ago, Ukraine has constantly developed its drone industry, launching increasingly long-range strikes on Russia. “For the first time, the Defence Intelligence…

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Why aren’t ships powered by electricity yet?

Land transportation is going green with cars, trains, and buses switching to electricity. However, large ships still rely heavily on fossil fuels due to technological and infrastructural challenges. To mitigate the shipping industry’s 3% contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions, urgent change is needed. Hanwha is working to change that with cutting edge technologies like…

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Russian ships ineffective for missile strikes, used to distract Ukraine’s defenses, Navy says

Russia is forced to use its warships to distract Ukraine’s air defense during mass missile attacks as the vessels are not very effective in launching the strikes themselves, Dmytro Pletenchuk, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy, said on Oct. 17.Russia has fired missiles against Ukraine from warships stationed in the Black and Azov seas. In…

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Portugal Ships Six Grounded KA-32 Helicopters to Ukraine

Portugal has shipped the last of six Kamov Ka-32A11BC firefighting helicopters to Ukraine. The shipment took place two years after Lisbon announced its intention to deliver the Russian-origin platforms to Ukraine. Acquired by the Portuguese Ministry of Internal Affairs in 2006-7, the helicopters were not operable as the Russian maintenance team repairing the aircraft was…

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