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March 2016 News - Naval Forces, Defense Industry, Navy Technology, Maritime Security
 
 

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China's PLAN Received 20 AK-176 Naval Gun Systems from Russia in 2008-2015
 
China had received 20 Russian 76mm AK-176 naval guns in 2008-2015, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute`s (SIPRI) arms transfer database. Russia signed the contract with China to supply 24 AK-176 naval guns to the Asian country in 2004 and the related deliveries were started in 2008. The gun are intended for 24 Type-054A (Jiangkai II) frigates being built by China. As of late 2015, China received 20 AK-176 guns under the aforementioned contract.
China has received 20 Russian 76mm AK-176 naval guns in 2008-2015, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute`s (SIPRI) arms transfer database. Russia signed the contract with China to supply 24 AK-176 naval guns to the Asian country in 2004 and the related deliveries were started in 2008. The gun are intended for 24 Type-054A (Jiangkai II) frigates being built by China. As of late 2015, China received 20 AK-176 guns under the aforementioned contract.
 

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Cambridge Pixel Supplies Radar Simulator Software to OSI Maritime for Malaysian Navy Contract
 
Cambridge Pixel, an award-winning developer of radar display, tracking and simulation subsystems, has supplied radar simulator software to OSI Maritime Systems (OSI), a world-leading provider of integrated navigation and tactical solutions for the naval market.
Cambridge Pixel, an award-winning developer of radar display, tracking and simulation subsystems, has supplied radar simulator software to OSI Maritime Systems (OSI), a world-leading provider of integrated navigation and tactical solutions for the naval market.
 

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U.S. Navy Awards Boeing Contract for 2 More P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft
 
The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, is being awarded a $276,261,820 modification to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive, firm target contract (N00019-14-C-0067) for the production and delivery of two full-rate production Lot III P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft.
The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, is being awarded a $276,261,820 modification to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive, firm target contract (N00019-14-C-0067) for the production and delivery of two full-rate production Lot III P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft.
 

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Russian Navy to Receive Project 11356M Admiral Grigorovich Frigate on March 10
 
The Russian Navy will receive the first Project 11356 firgate (NATO reporting name: Krivak V/Admiral Grigorovich) 'Admiral Grigorovich' (the type ship) on March 10, according to the press secretary of the 'Baltic Shipyard' company (the ship`s builder) Sergey Mikhailov.
The Russian Navy will receive the first Project 11356 firgate (NATO reporting name: Krivak V/Admiral Grigorovich) 'Admiral Grigorovich' (the type ship) on March 10, according to the press secretary of the 'Baltic Shipyard' company (the ship`s builder) Sergey Mikhailov.
 

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JMSDF Appointed the First Female Officer to Command a Destroyer
 
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) appointed Commander Miho Otani as the commanding officer aboard Asagiri-class destroyer Yamagiri (DD-152) on 29 February 2016. Cmdr. Otani becomes the first woman to command a major surface combatant ship in the JMSDF.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) appointed Commander Miho Otani as the commanding officer aboard Asagiri-class destroyer Yamagiri (DD-152) on 29 February 2016. Cmdr. Otani becomes the first woman to command a major surface combatant ship in the JMSDF.
 

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Russian Shipbuilders to Launch Fifth Project 636.3 Submarine Veliky Novgorod on March 17
 
The fifth Project 636.3 conventional submarine Veliky Novgorod designed for the Black Sea Fleet will be put afloat in St. Petersburg in northwest Russia on March 17, a source in the Russian Navy Main Staff told TASS on Tuesday. The sixth Project 636.3 conventional submarine Kolpino will be floated out in May, the source added.
The fifth Project 636.3 conventional submarine Veliky Novgorod designed for the Black Sea Fleet will be put afloat in St. Petersburg in northwest Russia on March 17, a source in the Russian Navy Main Staff told TASS on Tuesday. The sixth Project 636.3 conventional submarine Kolpino will be floated out in May, the source added.
 

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French Navy FREMM Provence in ASW Exercise With Royal Malaysian Navy in South China Sea
 
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) latest Aquitaine class multimission frigate (FREMM) Provence conducted an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise with the Royal Malaysian Navy on February 16th and 17th. Provence and the Scorpene class submarine Tun Razak conducted the exercise off the Northern coast of Borneo island in the South China Sea.
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) latest Aquitaine class multimission frigate (FREMM) Provence conducted an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise with the Royal Malaysian Navy on February 16th and 17th. Provence and the Scorpene class submarine Tun Razak conducted the exercise off the Northern coast of Borneo island in the South China Sea.
 

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China Launched Floating Dock Huachuan I to Repair PLAN Vessels Virtually Anywhere
 
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy) launched its first self-propelled floating dock nammed Huachuan I. According to the the official People’s Liberation Army Daily, “The ship’s launch marks a further breakthrough in shifting repairs to our military’s large warships from set spots on the coast to mobility far out at sea.”
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy) launched its first self-propelled floating dock nammed Huachuan I. According to the the official People’s Liberation Army Daily, “The ship’s launch marks a further breakthrough in shifting repairs to our military’s large warships from set spots on the coast to mobility far out at sea.”
 

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Aircraft Carrier for Indian Navy May Be Built Using Russian Technologies
 
The design of Russian nuclear-propulsion aircraft carrier Storm will serve the basis for the ship of this type to be for the Indian Navy. According to the Izvestia daily, the Russian proposal is the leading one despite the United States and France participating in the technological race too. A final decision will be made during the competition about to be launched by New Delhi.
The design of Russian nuclear-propulsion aircraft carrier Storm will serve the basis for the ship of this type to be proposed for the Indian Navy. According to the Izvestia daily, the Russian proposal is the leading one despite the United States and France participating in the technological race too. A final decision will be made during the competition about to be launched by New Delhi.
 

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ECA Group unveils STERNA : a portable magnetic ranging system for protection of vessels
 
Based on this patent application, ECA Group widens its magnetic solutions portfolio with an aerial portable magnetic ranging system called Sterna and consisting in a magnetometer and its digitizer embedded in UAV IT180 airborne drone (developed by ECA Group). To perform the mapping in a horizontal plane of the vessel, Sterna overflies the vessel. Data are transmitted onboard, detection risk is automatically estimated and degaussing parameters are computed.
Based on this patent application, ECA Group widens its magnetic solutions portfolio with an aerial portable magnetic ranging system called Sterna and consisting in a magnetometer and its digitizer embedded in UAV IT180 airborne drone (developed by ECA Group). To perform the mapping in a horizontal plane of the vessel, Sterna overflies the vessel. Data are transmitted onboard, detection risk is automatically estimated and degaussing parameters are computed.
 

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