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March 2018 news
Naval Forces, Defense Industry, Navy Technology, Maritime Security |
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The US Naval Sea Systems Command's Shipboard Electronic Systems Evaluation Facility (SESEF) program established a mobile electromagnetic (EM) test and evaluation capability at Naval Base Guam in February to support U.S. 7th Fleet's Forward-Deployed Naval Force ships' combat systems.
The US Navy released a CVN 80/81 two-ship buy Request for Proposal (RFP) to Huntington Ingalls Industries - Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) March 19 to further define the cost savings achievable with a two-ship buy.
Harris Corporation has been awarded a $161 million contract modification to supply the next production lot of electronic jammers to protect U.S. Navy and Australian F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet aircraft against electronic threats.
The R&D of the concept of Borey-B-class SSBN of project 955B was accomplished but has to be redone, head of the United Shipbuilding Corporation Alexey Rakhmanov said.
The Kolomna plant has repaired the faulty 10D49 propulsion diesel engine mounted on the Project 22350 lead frigate Admiral Gorshkov, a source close to the situation told the Flotprom online media organization. The engine broke down on December 23, 2017.
The Vympel Shipyard in Rybinsk in central Russia has laid down a Project 20360M armament replenishment vessel, the press office of Russia’s Rostec state hi-tech corporation said. The Vympel Shipyard is a subsidiary of the Kalashnikov Corporation integrated into Rostec.
The PASEO XLR (eXtra Long Range) sighting system built by Safran Electronics & Defense has been chosen by Naval Group for France’s new medium frigates (FTI). Five of these 4,000 ton ships will be delivered starting in 2023.
Australia’s new maritime surveillance aircraft the P-8A Poseidon has achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC), five months ahead of the original schedule. Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, congratulated Air Force and CASG on the significant milestone that has been achieved.
The Kalashnikov Concern launched the production of BK-16 landing speedboats for the Russian Guard at its shipyard in Rybinsk, the company said.
Along with continued supplies of rescue means, the Russian Navy practically completed the upgrade of all operational deep-water rescue craft. They were overhauled and modernized and can continue effective operations for at least 15 years, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The first Goalkeeper Close-In Weapon System of the Royal Netherlands Navy equipped with the Upkeep modifications contracted in 2012, was subjected to the Sea Acceptance Trials (SAT) and passed all tests with flying colours.
Lockheed Martin successfully tested a production-configuration Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) from a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber. During the test, a B-1B from the 337th Test Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, launched a LRASM over the Sea Range at Point Mugu, Calif., successfully impacting the maritime target and meeting test objectives.
Naval Group has formally signed a Design Services Subcontract (DSSC) with local engineering company, KBR, to assist with the concept design of the proposed Future Submarine (SEA1000) construction yard at the Osborne Naval Shipbuilding precinct in South Australia.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its 9th Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on March 12, 2018. JS Seiryu (SS-509) joins the JMSDF’s Submarine Flotilla 2, based in Yokosuka.
Test trials of the antiaircraft weapon of the Admiral Gorshkov frigate will continue at a range for another 1.5 months. After that the weapon is to be returned to the warship for continued trials, President of the United Shipbuilding Corporation Alexey Rakhmanov said.
Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Tulsa (LCS 16) successfully completed acceptance trials March 9 after a series of in-port and underway demonstrations for the U.S. Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey. Acceptance trials are the last significant milestone before delivery of the ship to the U.S. Navy. During trials, the U.S. Navy conducted comprehensive tests of the future USS Tulsa, intended to demonstrate the performance of the propulsion plant, ship handling abilities and auxiliary systems.
The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest fast attack submarine, the USS Colorado (SSN 788), during a ceremony Saturday, March 17, at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut.
CAE on March 7 announced that CAE USA has been awarded a contract by the United States Navy under a U.S. foreign military sale (FMS) program to provide the Brazilian Navy with a comprehensive S-70B Seahawk helicopter training system.
NBC Nagasaki reports that the latest 25DD class anti-submarine destroyer, the JS Asahi, was officially delivered to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces (JMSDF) at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Nagasaki shipyard. Yutaka Murakawa, the JMSDF chief of staff, led the commissioning ceremony in front of the ship’s 220 crew members and other JMSDF officials.
The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) announced the expansion of their unmanned ocean observation fleet of Wave Gliders to the 9th Regional District,headquartered in Niigata, Japan. This growth is part of JCG’s multi-year, ocean monitoring program to provide enhanced, real-time situational awareness of ocean currents, wave activity, and weather along Japan’s coastlines.Prior to this expansion, JCG deployed fleets of Wave Gliders in four regional districts, forming the first, unmanned ocean observation network in Japan’s history.
