Northrop Grumman’s µSASTM (pronounced “micro-sas”) will be integrated onto L3Harris Technologies’ Iver4 Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) for a 12-month test period for the Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) Next Generation Small-Class UUV program.
From January 1st, 2020, the Royal Norwegian Air Force set up a new Maritime helicopter wing: The 139 Air Wing of Bardufoss Air Station. The new unit will mainly focus on maritime missions, in which the Norwegian NH90 helicopters play a major role.
On January 30, the Lürssen Peene shipyard laid the keel of the German Navy’s seventh K130 Braunschweig-class corvette, the future Emden (F266) vessel.
The European-led mission in the Strait of Hormuz (EMASOH) is now operational, the French Ministry of Armed Forces stated yesterday. The EMASOH headquarters, composed of Belgian, Danish, Dutch and French officers, is based at the French naval base in Abu Dhabi.
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).
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 Royal Saudi Navy officially inducted a first batch of two HSI 32 Interceptor fast patrol crafts, according to an announcement released on January 23.
The Dutch Defense Ministry plans to replace its fleet of (Fast Raiding Interception and Special Forces Craft) starting 2024, according to an announcement published yesterday on the European tenders platform TED.
The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) now allows women as crew members in its fleet of submarines. This is the result of a test during which women successfully participated to on-board operations as part of the submarine crew.
