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Russia Laid Keel of Project 636.3 Submarines Ufa & Magadan for the Pacific fleet
The Admiralty Shipyard laid two diesel-electric submarines of project 636.3 for the Pacific fleet.
7 November 2019
The Admiralty Shipyard laid two diesel-electric submarines of project 636.3 for the Pacific fleet.
In GlobalData’s exclusive interview with the head of the UK Royal Navy, First Sea Lord Admiral Tony Radakin, talks about keeping the door open for more Type 31 frigates.
Project 22800 Karakurt-class corvettes will become the basis for the development of small antisubmarine warfare ships. They will reliably defend the Russian coast from adversary submarines. The small ships will make it difficult to track Russian nuclear ballistic missile submarines close to the naval bases where they are the most vulnerable, the Izvestia daily writes.
Japan’s shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) launched the 12th and final Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). JS Tōryū (とうりゅう) SS-512 is the second submarine of the class to feature Li-Ion batteries.
Lockheed Martin, NAVAIR and the U.S. Air Force will start working on the integration of LRASM on the B-52 following a budget allocation in FY 2019. In addition, fit checks of LRASM aboard the P-8A Poseidon MPA were carried out about a year ago.
ABCO Industries Inc. (ABCO), based in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia completed sea trials for the 12 metre landing craft in the summer of 2019 and delivered the first vessel in October 2019.
LIG Nex1 and South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) started deliveries of a new coastal surveillance system to the Republic of Korea Navy (ROK Navy).
Insitu deployed its ScanEagle UAS aboard Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Turva to demonstrate its unmatched maritime domain awareness capabilities during a five-day trial for the Finnish Border Guard. The test was part of the ongoing Valvonta2 project (Surveillance2), led by the Finnish Border Guard and funded by European Maritime and Fisheries Fund.
The ATMACA anti-ship missile was successfully test fired from an Ada-class corvette, according to a brief statement and a video released by Turkey’s Defense Industries Presidency (SSB).
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $50.9M contract for AN/ALQ-217 Electronic Support Measure (ESM) systems from Northrop Grumman for the U.S. Navy’s E-2D aircraft program.
