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Imminent Roll-Out for China’s First Carrier-Based AWACS
China’s first carrier-based AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) should leave the assembly line and conduct its first flight soon.
21 April 2019
China’s first carrier-based AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) should leave the assembly line and conduct its first flight soon.
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK CANADA Ltd announced an agreement with Magellan Aerospace Corporation for the design and development phase of the SeaSpiderTM Anti Torpedo Torpedo (ATT) program. The initial CDN $19 million phase of the program was launched in January 2019 and is expected to conclude in 2023. Magellan will lead the design and development of the SeaSpiderTM ATT rocket motor and warhead sections of the torpedo that includes design, build, test, and product qualification.
Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers Ltd., (GRSE) delivered its 100th warship to the Indian Navy March 30. This makes GRSE the first Indian shipyard to make and deliver 100 warships to the Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard and Mauritius Coast Guard.
Australian marine technology firm AMOG Ventures Pty Limited (AMOG) and French naval technology specialist ECA GROUP have formed a Melbourne-based Joint Venture company to pursue a Royal Australian Navy contract worth up to $100 million.
The U.S. Navy held a keel laying and authentication ceremony for the future littoral combat ship USS Marinette (LCS 25) in Marinette, Wisconsin March 27. The keel laying symbolically recognizes the joining of the ship’s components and the ceremonial beginning of the ship.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) system successfully executed the first exploratory aircraft barricade arrestment at the Jet Car Track Site in Lakehurst, NJ.
The French defense procurement agency (DGA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the procurement of 20 unmanned surface vessels (USV) to fulfill bathymetry missions for the French Navy (Marine Nationale).
French company Lacroix Defense is once again exhibiting at LIMA, demonstrating its new generation, compact SYLENA MK2 decoy launching system. Naval News took the opportunity of the event to sit down with Lacroix’s Thomas Vermeersch, Sales and Marketing Director.
The Royal New Zealand Navy future HMNZS Manawanui got underway from her port in Denmark to start her first sea trials post conversion.
The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has selected iXblue’s Gaps acoustic positioning system for its Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) positioning and monitoring applications.
