News Highlights of March: Submarine news from India, Indonesia and Turkey, a frigate commissioning in the Philippines and a large maritime exercise between France, Belgium, Japan and the United States.
Today, thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tk MS) handed over the frigate “SACHSEN-ANHALT” to the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) in Wilhelmshaven.
Terma has established itself in Indonesia with the opening of PT Terma Technologies Indonesia. The expansion emphasizes the company’s focus on the country, where it will pursue business opportunities within the aerospace, defense and security sector.
Following the signature by the French Defence procurement agency (DGA) and its Japanese counterpart, the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA), of a Defence cooperation agreement, Thales and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) are joining forces to develop a Dual Frequency sonar demonstrator to be evaluated at sea both in Japanese and French waters.
The Royal Navy’s experimentation innovator NavyX has officially welcomed a new autonomous vessel into its service, the service said on March 26.
Navantia on March 28 launched the third of five corvettes built for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) and named Ḥaʼil as a tribute to a city in north-western Saudi Arabia.
British shipbuilder Babcock is proposing its Arrowhead 140 design for the Hellenic Navy frigate requirement. The vessels, based on the future Type 31 frigate…
The U.S. Navy’s new and upcoming Light Amphibious Warships (LAW) will be the “new strategy and tactic” to countering the Chinese Anti-Access/Area Denial island chains around the South China Sea.
Austal USA broke ground on its steel manufacturing line today positioning the company to start steel production in April 2022…
Russian shipbuilder Admiralty Shipyards (a subsidiary of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) has launched the third Project 636.3 (NATO reporting name: Improved Kilo-class) diesel-electric submarine for the Pacific Fleet on March 26.
