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Britain’s Second Aircraft Carrier HMS Prince of Wales Set Sail for Sea Trials
Britain’s newest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, has sailed from Rosyth Dockyard for the first time on September, 19, 2019.
21 September 2019
Britain’s newest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, has sailed from Rosyth Dockyard for the first time on September, 19, 2019.
Representatives from the U.S. Army and federal and local elected officials joined Vigor employees for a keel laying ceremony yesterday, celebrating the first milestone in the construction of the Army’s next generation landing craft, the Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) or MSV(L).
Successful test puts U.S. Navy’s first operational unmanned aerial refueler a step closer to the carrier fleet
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) is set to study the integration of the MMP anti-tank missile aboard its surface combatants, Naval News learned during DSEI 2019, the defence exhibition held in London last week.
Day 3 at DSEI 2019, the defense exhibition held in London, UK.
Our day 3 naval news coverage at the show includes:
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK (AEUK) has won a new export contract award for its autonomous advanced ARCIMS unmanned surface vehicle (USV). The contract was awarded by an existing ARCIMS customer, who will now benefit from an additional 2 systems with updated autonomy controller and advanced mine countermeasures (MCM) payloads.
Chinese shipbuilding group CSIC (China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation) held a keel laying ceremony for the Royal Thai Navy’s first S26T submarine. The event took place on September 5, 2019 at a shipyard in Wuhan, China.
Boat launch and recovery specialist Vestdavit has secured an order to supply three new Norwegian Coast Guard vessels with davits equipped for polar conditions, in a project which also calls for installation of a deck-mounted transfer system for rapid deployment.
Schiebel’s proven CAMCOPTER® S-100 Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Air System (UAS) performed a five-day maritime surveillance demonstration aboard Finnish Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Turva.
Adm. James G. Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF), visited Paris to meet with senior French military leaders to discuss the enduring French-American strategic alliance Sept. 12-14, 2019. Foggo also participated in events commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris during the trip.
