No Christmas MMIPV for the Navy

The SA Navy (SAN) will not add multi-mission inshore patrol vessel (MMIPV) number three to its fleet inventory this year. The Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) built SAS King Adam Kok III (P1573) is, according to project manager Armscor, still busy with acceptance trials, better known in South Africa as operational testing and evaluation (OTE). […] The post No Christmas MMIPV for the Navy appeared first on defenceWeb.

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- 27/12/2024 10:30

The Estonian Navy deployed a patrol boat a day after Finland seized a ship believed to be part of Russia's "shadow fleet."

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NCOP security and justice oversight committee will advocate for more defence funding

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