At Sea Air Space 2019, the naval defense exposition held near Washington DC in May, Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) was showcasing for the first time a unique feature of the 30FFM: A giant, 360° wall placed inside the CIC and featuring augmented reality.
Extra video coverage at the Sea Air Space 2019 exposition.
The Belgian Ministry of Defense recently contracted the consortium Belgian Naval & Robotics (formed by Naval Group & ECA Group) to supply 12 vessels and associated equipment to the Belgian and Dutch Navies. Naval Group shared some detailed images of the future vessels with us. Here is what can be learned from these images.
French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, today announced that the future Light Joint Helicopter (HIL program) of the French military will be named “Guepard” (Cheetah). She also announced that its procurement will be accelerated.
The Baltic Shipyard in St Petersburg launched the third Project 22220 (LC-60Ya) nuclear-powered icebreaker “Ural” on May 25, 2019.
Taiwan started construction on three new catamaran corvettes and four mine layers in an effort to boost its naval forces.
The launching ceremony of the multipurpose amphibious unit (LHD or Landing Helicopter Dock) “Trieste” took place today at the Fincantieri shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia, in the presence of the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella.
The first of two frigates built for the Philippines Navy was launched by
Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea.
On May 23, 2019, the first SA’AR-6 class corvette was named INS Magen at a ceremony in Kiel. This marks another important milestone in the ongoing program of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) as General Contractor to build four next-generation missile corvettes for the Israeli Navy.
The Hellenic Navy has officially received the first interim solution upgraded Lockheed Martin P-3B Orion aircraft. The official ceremony took place at the Hellenic Aerospace Industry, near Athens.
