Is Bulgarian Navy stated for scrap heap?

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The Bulgarian Navy is slated for abolition, according to a report by Bulgarian newspaper, Duma, which also asserted that the Navy is lacking in engine spares and has several training problems. The Navy, which was given less than 7% of the 1998 Bulgarian defense budget of $270 mil, will only possess two submarines, eight fast attrack craft, 10 patrol vessels, 20 MCM craft, and 12 helicopters in 2000 if its abolition is discarded. Aside from the equipment problems, the Navy has more than 200 officer vacancies, in addition to 80 more positions that will be vacated soon.

National Security, Dept of the Navy, Bulgaria

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Kuwaiti patrol boat program nears penultimate milestone

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The Kuwaiti Navy is nearing the completion of its patrol boat program with the launch of the seventh P-37BRL type missile-armed patrol boat on Mar 3, 1999. The Navy is set to launch the eighth and last unit, Garoh (P-3725), in early May 1999 to complete the program in 2001. The P-37BRL program should give the Kuwaiti Navy a strong coastal defense and surveillance force, with the convenience of having four or more of the eight ships available at any time.

Kuwait, Patrol Boats

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French win contract to overhaul USN flagship

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The newly-obtained Upholder-class diesel-electric hunter-killer submarines (SSks) of the Canadian Maritime Command are set for a training program in the UK. The training sessiosn in Portsmouth and in Barrow-in-Furness will prepare the Canadians to operate their submarines in Canada by Apr 2000. The 4 new SSKs, which are part of the C$750-mil acquisition by the Canadian Defense, will replace the 3 incumbent 30-year-old Ojibwa-class submarines.

Canada, Military Submarines

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