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South Korea donates 2nd Pohang-class corvette to Peruvian Navy
South Korea handed over the decommissioned Pohang-class corvette Suncheon to the Peruvian Navy at a ceremony in Kayaho.
10 January 2022
South Korea handed over the decommissioned Pohang-class corvette Suncheon to the Peruvian Navy at a ceremony in Kayaho.
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) announced that one of its Atlantique 2 (ATL2) Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) was targeted with a laser in Brittany, Western France. The aircraft used its own sensors to identify and locate the individual who was quickly arrested.
A mid-sized Korean shipbuilder called Samkang M&T announced on January 4th that it won a contract for the construction of a 3,500 tons FFX Batch III frigate.
The U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS), part of the LCS MCM Mission Package, successfully completed underwater shock trials.
The Indian Navy’s Boeing P-8I Neptune Maritime Patrol Aircraft commenced operations from INS Hansa, Goa with two aircraft arriving on 30 December 2021.
China’s second Type 075 Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) (NATO reporting name: Yushen-class LHA) was commissioned with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy)’s East Sea Fleet. The vessel is named after Guangxi (广西), an autonomous region located in South China and bordering Vietnam and the Gulf of Tonkin.
The U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) arrived in Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, following its initial deployment in the Pacific theater.
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) announced today it won an order to build 3,200 ton class Corvette for the Philippine Department of National Defense (DND).
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) conducted an in-theatre crew exchange for the Aquitaine-class FREMM Frigate “Bretagne” earlier this month. The crew swap (B crew relieving A crew) took place in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 7 December 2021.
The keel-laying of the “Jacques Chevallier”, the first of four new logistic support ships (LSS) known as “BRF” for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) took place at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in St Nazaire.
