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This week, the first commercial supertanker succeeded in traversing the North East Passage reports the Telegraph. Carrying 70,000 tonnes of gas from Murmansk in Russia destined for Ningbo in China, the MV Baltica moved the difficult Northern Sea Route a step closer to rivalling the dominant Suez Canal in the south.

The Naval Warfare Officers' Association is holding its annual ACT lunch

ACT Annual Lunch, Friday, 5th November - 05 Nov 2010

Where:  “The Boathouse”, by the Lake near Russell

When:   Friday 5 November 2010,  1230 for 1300

Guest Speaker:  RADM James Goldrick,  Commander Australian Defence College

Dress:   Lounge Suit / Jacket and tie, or Uniform equivalent

Wives and partners are more than welcome.

Prices and further details can be found at http://warfareofficers.net.au/74/act-annual-lunch-friday-5th-november

The Naval Warfare Officers annual Sydney lunch is being held at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, Friday 29 Oct 10.

Sydney Annual Lunch, Friday 29 October

Where: Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron

When: Friday 29 October

Guest of Honour: Her Excellency, Professor Marie Bashir AC, CVO, Governor of New South Wales

Dress: Lounge Suit/Jacket & Tie with medals, Serving Members S7s

Wives and partners welcome,

Cost: $95 per person.

India's first indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), designed specifically for the Navy, rolled out from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bangalor on Tuesday reports The Hindu.

The Royal Netherlands Navy will deploy one of its four Walrus class diesel submarines to NATO anti-piracy operations off the Horn of Africa reports Radio Netherland Worldwide.

The vessel will participate in the operation from the end of September to the end of November, monitoring communications between pirate vessels and their warlords on shore.

Ecuadorean authorities say they have seized a submarine capable of ferrying up to 12 tonnes of drugs between countries reports the Sydeny Morning Herald.

Navy METOCs will be featured on the ABC's Catalyst program this evening (8pm 24 Jun 2010.

BLUElink is an ambitious, collaborative project, by the Royal Australian Navy, CSIRO and the Bureau or Meteorology is one of the most comprehensive ocean weather forecasting systems in the world. ABC Presenter, Dr Graham Phillips, investigates BLUElink’s advantages whilst aboard HMAS Yarra, and gets to see the new technologies being used through use of the remote controlled, underwater, mine detection vehicle.

The DMO has awarded BAE Systems a 12th successive annual contract to produce additional rounds for the Nulka soft kill anti-ship missile defence.

The AUD$40 million contract is to produce additional rounds for use by the Australian, United States and Canadian navies and will see production extended to 2013.

A recent analysis piece in The Economist examines the rise of the asymmetric anti-ship missile and supersonic missile threat.  While the impact of asymmetric, subsonic missile threats has already been made clear by Hizbullah's attack on an Israeli corvette more than 15km offshore, the threat of new supersonic missiles such as the Sizzler is both less clear and more deadly.

Russia this month completed the construction of its first Yasen Class SSN reports Aviation Week.