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Royal Navy’s First Type 26 Frigate HMS Glasgow More Than Half Built
HMS Glasgow – the first of the Royal Navy’s Type 26 frigates – is now more than half-way through construction at BAE Systems Govan shipyard.
30 January 2020
HMS Glasgow – the first of the Royal Navy’s Type 26 frigates – is now more than half-way through construction at BAE Systems Govan shipyard.
Based on funds that will be transferred from the US Coast Guard, the US Air Force awarded a contract for production of one C-130J Super Hercules to Lockheed Martin Corp. Dec. 27, 2019.
The French Ministry of Armed Forces on January 17 confirmed an order for six new offshore patrol vessels (Patrouilleur d’Outre-Mer – POM) for the French Navy (Marine Nationale). The contract was awarded on December 24 to a Socarenam / CNN MCO consortium by the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA).
British F-35B Lightning jets have flown from the decks of HMS Queen Elizabeth in UK waters, the first time fighter jets have operated from a British carrier in home waters in a decade.
Raytheon Company was awarded a $403M System Demonstration Test Articles contract with the U.S. Navy for Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band. The SDTA pods will be delivered to the fleet once developmental and operational testing is complete.
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) awarded a procurement contract to Maritime Tactical Systems (MARTAC) of Melbourne, Florida, for the procurement of 5 MANTAS T12 unmanned surface vehicles (USV).
HMS Queen Elizabeth has sailed from her home port of Portsmouth on January 24, 2020 to conduct flight trials with UK F-35 Lightning jets in UK waters.
Public procurement law expert demands exclusion of Damen shipyard – Kiel-based company will go to the public procurement chamber if necessary.
The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) Nagapasa-class submarine “Alugoro” (pennant number 405) underwent the Nominal Diving Depth (NDD) stage in the North Waters of Bali Island, according to Indonesian state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL.
The launch ceremony of the “Emilio Bianchi” frigate, the tenth and final FREMM vessel– Multi Mission European Frigates, took place on January 25, 2020 at the integrated shipyard of Riva Trigoso (Genoa) in the presence of the Italian Minister of Defence, Lorenzo Guerini.
