OCEA confirms new 35-metre survey vessel acquisition for the Nigerian Navy
French shipyards OCEA has announced that it has won an international tender to deliver a new 35-meter hydrographic research vessel
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Egypt getting 20mm Searanger naval guns
The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced on 29 September that it has placed a $20 million contract on Egypt’s
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The U.S. provided small-boat river patrol training to Nigerien forces
The United States Naval Small Craft Instruction & Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS) provided special river-based training to Nigerien naval forces.
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LST 100: Nigerian Navy landing ship tank is almost ready
The new landing ship is being constructed for the Nigerian Navy by Damen Shipyards is one step closer to being
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US to supply two Defender class boats to Ghana
United States’ SAFE Boats International will supply two 38-foot (12 m) Defender class boats along with trailers, spare parts and
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Operation Gabinia: Italian Navy frigates patrols the Gulf of Guinea
The Italian Navy intends to continue its role of protecting the safety of navigation on the high seas and the
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Senegal’s OPV 58S vessels are almost complete
Senegal is one step closer to receiving it’s missile-armed OPV 58 S patrol vessel from French Piriou group. Eleven months
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Fleet recapitalization: Nigerian Navy adhering to its multi-year strategic plan
To keep the nation’s waters safe from all types of maritime threats, the Nigerian Navy (NN) has conceptualized a multi-layered
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Indian, Algerian Navy conducts first PASSEX
India and Algeria have conducted a maiden joint military maritime exercises, in the Mediterranean Sea near the Algerian coast on
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United States Coast Guard trains Nigerian Navy on maritime law enforcement
A team of six U.S. Coast Guard instructors began a 4-week U.S. Coast Guard Boarding Officer training for 24 Nigerian
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Cash strapped South African Navy can’t maintain major warships
Navies are expensive to operate even in peacetime, they require long-term planning, work, and funding. Yet they remain crucial to
Read moreNigerian Navy to procure two new OPVs
The Nigerian Navy (NN) intends to procure two new offshore patrol vessels (OPV). According to remarks by the Chief of
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Mozambique Navy: all you need to know
Mozambique Navy is small, and like all other navies in the Southern African region except South Africa itself, the navy
Read moreUSS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams in Nigeria for Gulf of Guinea exercises
U.S. Navy’s USS Hershel “Woody” Williams arrives Nigeria’s commercial capital city of Lagos on Saturday for maritime training in the
Read moreAiteo Global Group donates 50 gunboats, drones to the Nigerian Navy
The Nigerian Navy yesterday, 5 August, accepted into service 21 gunboats, 14 operational patrol boats, seven house boats and four
Read moreSouth African Navy warships arrives Mozambique
SAS Makhanda a Warrior-class strike craft is now in Mozambican waters as part of the maritime contingent of the Southern African Development
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Covid 19: crew of South Korean navy destroyer off Africa waters infected
Sailors and officers of a South Korean navy (ROKS) destroyer “Munmu” have contracted the coronavirus operating off the Somalian Coast,
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Black Star: how a Ghana frigate ended up as a museum ship in Malaysia
As Ghana slowly emerge as the centerpiece for maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea, particularly in the aftermath of
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Egypt receives fourth Type 209 Submarine “S44”
The Egyptian Navy has received its fourth Type 209 submarine “S44” from Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, following strict coronavirus prevention measures
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Egyptian Navy takes advantage of FMS for naval technical assistance
VSE Corporation will continue to provide technical assistance to the Egyptian Navy under the US FMS programme. The United States
Read moreTunisia launches 5th Istiklal patrol boat ‘Douga P214’
Tunisia has launched the fifth Istiklal 27.5 meter patrol boat ‘Douga P214’ for its Navy.The Tunisian-made boat was launched yesterday
Read morePakistan Navy Ship ‘Zulfiquar’ visits Tunisia to strengthen defense ties
Pakistan Navy Ship Zulfiquar with its embarked helicopter visited Tunisia on the 5th of July, as part of Pakistani Navy
Read moreIMDEC 2021: Paramount Group announces platinum sponsorship of Africa’s largest maritime security gathering
Global aerospace and technology company, Paramount Group has announced its Platinum Sponsorship of the upcoming International Maritime Defense Exhibition and
Read moreEgypt inaugurates new naval base near Libyan border
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has inaugurated a new naval Base called ‘3rd of July Military Base’, located in the Mediterranean
Read moreNigerian Navy launches new landing ship to boost amphibious operations
To enhance its amphibious operations, the Nigerian Navy has launched a new Landing Ship Tank (LST) at Damen Shipyard, Sharjah,
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