Euronaval 2020
Rohde & Schwarz boards Spanish Navy’s F-110 frigate program
Rohde & Schwarz has signed a contract with Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to equip five new F-110 frigates with external communications systems.
19 October 2020
Rohde & Schwarz has signed a contract with Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to equip five new F-110 frigates with external communications systems.
Sarcos Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sarcos Robotics, today announced that the company has been awarded a contract by the Office of Naval Research to develop a remote-controlled variant of the upper-body of the innovative Sarcos Guardian XO wearable exoskeleton robot.
French Shipyard SOCARENAM started construction of the French Navy (Marine Nationale)’s first of six new offshore patrol vessels known as “POM” (Patrouilleur d’Outre-Mer). French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, attended the steel cutting ceremony at the shipyard in Saint Malo, Brittany.
Turkey’s Anadolu (ADIK) Shipyard launched today “Al Doha” (QTS 91), the first of two cadet training ships for the Qatari Emiri Naval Forces (Qatari Navy). Turkish and Qatari defense ministers both attended the event.
The FREMM frigate “Alsace” started her initial sea trials on October 5th, setting sails for the first time under her own power from the Naval Group shipyard in Lorient. “Alsace” is the first of two air-defense frigates known as FREMM DA (Frégate Européenne Multimissions de Défense Aérienne) for the French Navy (Marine Nationale).
The Royal Navy’s new Carrier Strike Group has assembled for the first time, marking the beginning of a new era of operations.
The U.S. Navy awarded a $25-million contract to Saab Inc. on Sept. 25, 2020, for two AN/SPN-50(V)1 Shipboard Air Traffic Radars and one Installation and Checkout kit.
The U.S. Navy has announced that USNS Burlington will carry out a proof-of-concept test: The EPF ship will serve as an afloat forward staging base style platform
ARC “Almirante Tono”, a Pohang-class corvette, departed Jinhae Naval Base in South Korea to begin its journey home. Its first port of call will be Guam before arriving at the Cartagena Naval Base, where the vessels will join the Caribbean Naval Force to contribute to the reinforcement of the Colombian Navy fleet.
Admiral Jan De Beurme officially took command of the Belgian Navy (Belgian Marine Component, Marinecomponent or Composante marine) on September 28 during a ceremony held at the Zeebruge Naval Base.
