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Naval News Top Stories of 2019

As 2019 came to an end, here is an overview of the top ten naval defense articles we published this past year, based on the number of readers for each story.

Xavier Vavasseur 02 Jan 2020

As you can see, missile systems, aircraft carrier, navies of Asia and new naval technologies are topics that raised a lot of interest from our audience in 2019.

10 – JMU Launches ‘Haguro’ – Second Maya-class AEGIS Destroyer for the JMSDF

Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) launched the second Maya-class guided missile destroyer for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) on July 17. The vessel is named “Haguro”

9 – Naval Group Achieves Breakthrough with its FC2G AIP System

Naval Group announced that they achieved a breakthrough with their proprietary FC2G AIP system for submarine: The company demonstrated an 18 days submerged patrol representative of operational conditions.

8 – ROK Navy to get Aircraft Carrier, Arsenal Ship as part of Ambitious 5-year defense plan

ROK Navy’s International Fleet Review in Jeju Island in October 2018. The event celebrated the 60th anniversary of the ROK Navy. ROK Navy picture.

South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) unveiled on August 14 an ambitious mid-term defense plan for 2020-2024. In addition to known projects (KDX III Batch II and KSS III Batch II) the plan calls for the design of two new naval projects for the ROK Navy: An LPX-II aircraft carrier and an arsenal ship.

7 – USS Gabrielle Giffords is the 1st LCS to Get its Full Load of Next Gen NSM Missiles

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 13, 2019) The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) transits the Pacific Ocean. Gabrielle Giffords is on a rotational deployment to Southeast Asia and is the fifth littoral combat ship to deploy to the region. Fast, agile and networked surface combatants, LCS are optimized for operating in near-shore environments. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Josiah Kunkle/Released)

Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) is the first U.S. Navy vessel to fully integrate the Naval Strike Missile next generation anti-ship and land attack cruise missile.

6 – China Launched 6 ASBM into the South China Sea

Details on the recent (July 1st) Chinese Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile (ASBM) launches in the South China Sea are beginning to surface.

5 – Italy’s Cavour aircraft carrier starts F-35B modification work

The Italian Navy « Cavour » aircraft carrier yesterday entered the « Edgardo Ferrati » basin at the Maritime Military Arsenal in Taranto, the Italian MoD stated.
The Italian Navy’s Cavour aircraft carrier entering the basin in Taranto (Credit: Italian MoD)

The Italian Navy « Cavour » aircraft carrier yesterday entered the « Edgardo Ferrati » basin at the Maritime Military Arsenal in Taranto, the Italian MoD stated.

4 – U.S. Navy Using BAE Systems Payload Tubes to Increase Virginia-class Strike Capability

Supporting the Navy’s undersea fleet: BAE Systems will produce 28 more payload tubes for the U.S. Navy’s Block V Virginia-class submarines.

3 – France & Greece Working on G-to-G Agreement for Multi-Mission Frigates

Artist impression of a Belharra / FDI frigate launching a Naval Cruise Missile. Naval Group image.

France and Greece are actively working on a Government-to-Government agreement for the procurement of two Belharra / FDI frigates for the Hellenic Navy, Naval News learned from Naval Group.

2 – DARPA MAD-FIRES Anti-Ship Missile Self Defense for LCS & FFG(X)

Raytheon unveiled a video illustrating what MAD-FIRES is and how it works. MAD-FIRES is the round the company is currently developing with DARPA for the U.S. Navy surface combatants fitted with 57mm main guns.

1 – U.S. Navy Tests SSMM From Independence-class LCS

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 11, 2019) — A Longbow Hellfire Missile launched from an Independence-variant littoral combat ship flies toward the test target during the Surface Warfare Mission Package, Surface to Surface Missile Module Structural Test Fire on June 11 at the Point Mugu Sea Range, California. (Photo by U.S. Navy/RELEASED)

The U.S. Navy test fired a Longbow Hellfire missile from an Independence-class LCS Surface-to-Surface Missile Module (SSMM) for the first time on June 11 2019.

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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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