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OCTOber 2018 news
Naval Forces, Defense Industry, Navy Technology, Maritime Security |
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Leonardo signed a contract with the Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr, the German Federal Office in charge of defence acquisitions, to provide seven OTO 76/62 Super Rapid systems that will equip the new K130 corvettes of the German Navy. The contract also includes training and spare parts supply.
Work has commenced on the refurbishment and modification of the NATO Seasparrow Missile System (NSSMS) platform and MK 132 Guided Missile Launching System located at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD). The surface-to-air ship defense system is being upgraded to support deployment of the Evolved Seasparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2, which employs an active- and semi-active guidance system to meet current and anticipated future threats.
The Royal Australian Navy welcomed a new ship into its fleet October 27, with the commissioning of the Hobart-class guided missile destroyers, HMAS Brisbane. Before an audience of dignitaries, family and friends, the Commander of the Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Jonathan Mead, AM, RAN, welcomed Brisbane to the fleet.
The project 22160 lead corvette Vasily Bykov is undergoing state trials at the Black Sea ranges, the Southern Military District has said.
Karakurt-class the Burya guided missile corvette of project 22800 was floated by Pella shipyard in Leningrad region, TASS reported from the site.
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and U.S. Navy sailors aboard USS John Finn (DDG-113) successfully conducted an intercept of a medium-range ballistic missile target with a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA missile during a flight test off the west coast of Hawaii.
For the first time in nearly 30 years, a U.S. aircraft carrier entered the Arctic Circle Oct. 19 to conduct operations in the Norwegian Sea. Accompanied by select ships from Carrier Strike Group Eight (CSG-8), the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) traveled north to demonstrate the flexibility and toughness of U.S. naval forces through high-end warfare training with regional allies and partners.
The Admiral Gorshkov guided missile frigate of project 22350 (hull number 417) on a training mission in Barents Sea successfully fired Poliment-Redut air defense missiles at sea and air targets, the Russian Defense Ministry said, confirming its full operability aboard the first of class vessel.
On Oct. 16 British sailors and members of the F-35 Integrated Test Force (ITF) at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland, completed a successful opening phase of the First of Class Flight Trials being conducted this fall aboard the UK’s new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, near the U.S. eastern seaboard.
The Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil) Program Management Directorate (DGePM) has short-listed four designs for the Tamandaré-class Corvette program. Four European designs have been retained from nine bidders who originally answered the request for proposal (RFP).
Canada’s Combat Ship Team (Lockheed Martin Canada Inc.) has been selected as the preferred bidder for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) design. The Government of Canada and Irving Shipbuilding Inc. have notified Lockheed Martin Canada Inc. If all requirements are met, up to 15 Type 26 Frigates will join the Royal Canadian Navy. The design will be commissioned by the UK Royal Navy (8 frigates) and the Royal Australian Navy (9 frigates) as well.
The Ivan Gren large landing ship of project 11711 left the port of Baltiisk and sailed from the Baltic Sea to the Northern fleet, the Western Military District said.
The seventh project 22800 Corvette 'Burya' will be launched at the Pella shipbuilding plant on October 23. Admiral Vladimir Korolyov, the commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy, has ordered to give the name Burya (Storm) to the new corvette built for the Russian Navy, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division officially started fabrication of the America-class amphibious assault ship Bougainville (LHA 8) on Monday. The start of fabrication signifies that the shipyard is ready for sustained production and ready to move forward with the construction of the ship.
KONGSBERG has landed its largest ever simulator contract in a SGD 21.2 million deal with the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs. The contract, executed by Kongsberg Digital Maritime Simulation, will see the delivery in Q1 2020 of four advanced K-Sim Tactical Boat Handling and Firing Simulators with a 10 year comprehensive maintenance agreement to the Singapore Police Coast Guard.
The Petr Morgunov large landing ship of project 11711 is to be handed over to the Navy in 2019, the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad said.
The Republic of Korea Navy's International Fleet Review was held Thursday in waters off Jeju Island with a total of 41 vessels and 24 aircraft from 12 countries taking part. The event celebrated the 60th anniversary of the R.O.K Navy.
The F-35B conducted the first ever shipborne rolling vertical landing (SRVL) this weekend aboard UK’s newest aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth. The UK is the only nation currently planning to use the manoeuvre, which will allow jets to land on board the carrier with heavier loads, meaning they won’t need to jettison expensive fuel and weapons before landing.
The first project 20386 corvette "Derzky" (Derzky-class) will receive a gas turbine in the first half of 2020, Severnaya verf shipyard told FlotProm online publication.
The Krasnodar diesel-electric submarine of project 636.3 was fully deenergized and lied on the seabed in the Black Sea during training, Black Sea fleet Spokesman Alexey Rulev said.
