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Classified UK defence ministry documents found at bus stop in Kent, says BBC
•The 50 pages of documents describe details of British military operations, including Royal Navy warship HMS Defender's passage through Ukrainian waters off the Crimea coast. It also lays out plans for a possible UK military presence in Afghanistan
Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba on four-day visit to UK, to hold talks with chiefs of British defence, Royal Navy staff
•Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba will begin his four-day visit to the UK from Tuesday with an aim to further consolidate bilateral maritime ties and explore new avenues of cooperation.
Royal Navy warship sails near Paracel Islands in South China Sea; major Chinese paper warns Britain not to 'hamper' trade talks
•The HMS Albion warship of the British Royal Navy sailed near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea after which The China Daily, a state run newspaper warned Britain that such 'provocation' could risk hampering trade talks.
Britain's Royal Navy receives its first autonomous minesweeping system
Ians •This autonomous system will restore the Royal Navy's sweep capability, enabling it to tackle modern digital mines that may not otherwise be discovered.
Indian Navy set to acquire complete submarine rescue system in June 2018 from UK's JFD
•The Indian Navy is set to acquire JFD's third-generation complete submarine rescue system, which incorporates an innovative new system design and tightly integrated components to ensure time-to-first-rescue is minimised
London airport reopens after 500 kilograms Second World War bomb was safely removed
Ians •The London City Airport reopened on Tuesday after an unexploded 500 kilograms Second World War bomb was safely removed from the area.
London City Airport closed after unexploded World War II-era bomb discovered in River Thames
•London City Airport says all flights in and out have been cancelled for Monday after an unexploded World War II-era bomb was found nearby in the Thames.
INS Viraat embarks on its final voyage to Kochi, bids adieu
Ians •INS Viraat is ranked as the oldest functional, floating aircraft carrier in the world and the last British-built ship serving the Indian Navy
British military to join Nato mission in Aegean Sea to tackle migrant crisis
Fp Archives •Britain will deploy military naval ships to join a Nato mission in the Aegean Sea to reduce the flow of migrants from Turkey to Europe