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New ships, submarines and weapon systems for Italian Navy – photos

While the delivery phase of the surface fleet renewal programme launched in 2015 and including the seven new Paolo Thaon di Revel-class Pattugliatori Polivalenti d’Altura (PPA) combatant patrol ships, the first-of-class Vulcano Logistic Support Ship (LSS) and the Trieste Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) is starting from 2021, Vice Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone detailed not only the Navy’s underwater domain empoweringContinue reading “New ships, submarines and weapon systems for Italian Navy – photos”

Photos: French Navy Frigate Seizes 450 Kilos of Methamphetamine – CTF 150’s other assets have also experienced considerable success. The Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose seized 458 kilos of meth in a bust in mid-October, setting a new record for the task force.

  Image courtesy CTF 150BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 11-22-2020 10:09:36   The crew of a French frigate with Combined Maritime Force (CMF) 150 recently seized about 456 kilos of methamphetamine and 364 kilos of heroin, marking the third CMF drug seizure in the last two months. On November 18, the French frigate Floréal captured the drugs from a suspiciousContinue reading “Photos: French Navy Frigate Seizes 450 Kilos of Methamphetamine – CTF 150’s other assets have also experienced considerable success. The Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose seized 458 kilos of meth in a bust in mid-October, setting a new record for the task force.”

HMS Tamar: What’s It Like On Board The Navy’s ‘Greenest’ Ship? Earlier this year, while the vessel stopped in London, we were given a guided tour to find out more about her capabilities.

  HMS Tamar is the “newest, greenest” ship in the Royal Navy. The Batch-2 River-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) was commissioned into the fleet in June, raising the White Ensign from her deck for the first time, on the river in south-west England that shares her name. This month, she was declared ready to patrol the seas after completing intensive board and search training.Continue reading “HMS Tamar: What’s It Like On Board The Navy’s ‘Greenest’ Ship? Earlier this year, while the vessel stopped in London, we were given a guided tour to find out more about her capabilities.”