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Fincantieri Delivers Second Musherib-Class OPV To Qatar
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri delivered the second Musherib-class OPV “Sheraouh” (Q62) to the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces on 7 July 2022.
8 July 2022
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri delivered the second Musherib-class OPV “Sheraouh” (Q62) to the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces on 7 July 2022.
Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER® S-100 is supporting the Icelandic Coast Guard both day and night delivering enhanced maritime situational awareness for an array of operational tasks, through a contract with the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).
Taiwan’s naval shipbuilder China Shipbuilding Corporation (CSBC) started the official sea trials of the country’s first ever indigenous landing platform dock (LPD) named “Yu Shan” (玉山 named after the tallest mountain in Taiwan) on July 6, 2022.
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has signed an initial contract valued at MNOK 489 (A$71m) with the Commonwealth of Australia for Naval Strike Missile (NSM) capability. The order income is booked in the second quarter of 2022.
Boeing, ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH and Lufthansa Technik today signed a three-party agreement that reinforces joint efforts to support Germany’s new P-8A Poseidon fleet. With the new agreement, Boeing, ESG and Lufthansa Technik will be the team responsible for executing the P-8A sustainment program in Germany.
The Royal Australian Navy’s Supply-class replenishment oiler, HMAS Supply, has fired live for the first time with the Phalanx close-in weapon system (CIWS). The event marked the first Phalanx firing in her class.
Singapore’s ST Engineering was showcasing its brand new “Blue Spear” anti-ship missile at the Eurosatory 2022 defense exhibition held in Paris from June 13-17, 2022.
The U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Aviation program office (PMA-268) conducted its first lab integration event June 28-30 at Pax River to demonstrate how the MQ-25’s Ground Control Station (GCS) will command the unmanned aircraft in the carrier environment.
Roketsan test-fired the land-based variant of the Atmaca anti-ship missile against a sea target in the Black Sea on July 02, 2022. This was the first ever test of the land-based version of the missile.
South Korea’s ADD announced on June 30th that it successfully conducted an “operational demonstration” of the ASWUUV off the coast of Tongyeong, South Korea.
