LIMA 2019
Pictures: Malaysian Vessels at LIMA 2019
LIMA ’19, held from the 26th to 30th March, features over 20 vessels from the fleets of Royal Malaysian Navy, Coast Guard and Police. Here are some of them:
25 March 2019
LIMA ’19, held from the 26th to 30th March, features over 20 vessels from the fleets of Royal Malaysian Navy, Coast Guard and Police. Here are some of them:
The Royal Netherlands Navy HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën Frigate has received her SMART-L Multi Mission radar upgrade, providing enhanced Air and Missile Defense capability.
Boeing received a whopping $4 Billion U.S. Navy contract for multi-year procurement of 78 F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet strike fighters (61 single-seat E and 17 two-seat F), delivered through 2024.
Taiwan launched an 80-tons missile catamaran on March 15. It will be used by the NCSIST to support R&D work on new maritime weapon systems.
The Netherlands Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) and Thales are developing the Above Water Warfare System (AWWS) for the Royal Netherlands Navy, the first implementation of which will take place on the next generation of its multi-purpose frigates.
Work for the integration of MBDA’s METEOR and SPEAR missiles onto the UK’s F-35 Fleet has begun. SPEAR will be the anti-ship weapon of choice for UK pilots in the absence of a true anti-ship missile.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its 10th Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on March 18, 2019. JS Shoryu (SS-510) joins the JMSDF’s Submarine Flotilla 1, based in Kure.
The Royal New Zealand Navy future HMNZS Manawanui got underway from her port in Denmark to start her first sea trials post conversion.
At the SNA 2019 symposium held in mid-January, Lockheed Martin unveiled a scale model dubbed “LCS with Lethality and Survivability Upgrades”
The Belgian Navy (Marinecomponent / Composante marine) and the French Navy (Marine Nationale) are considering collaboration opportunities for their NH90 NFH helicopters, specifically in the field of Anti-Submarine Warfare.
