The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (Forsvarsmateriell) announced the first P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft meant to the Royal Norwegian Air Force (Luftforsvaret) have been rolled out of the Boeing’s painting hall in Seattle.
On 05 July 2021, a ceremony was held in OCCAR-EA premises (Paris area) to celebrate the signature of the Amendment 8 to the “Sustainment & Enhancement” contract to launch the Mid-Life-Update (MLU) production of ASTER missiles for Italy and the United Kingdom.
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) has entered into contracts with Norway and Germany to deliver ORCCA™ combat system elements to the six new 212CD submarines, and the Naval Strike Missile to the two nations’ Navies.
Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems has officially been commissioned to build six identical Type 212CD submarines. The procurement organizations of Norway and Germany signed the corresponding contracts on July 8.
Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems officially handed over the fourth 209/1400mod class submarine, named “S44”, to the Navy of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Naval battle systems, including the MF-STAR (Magen Adir) radar, are being installed on the Israel Navy’s Sa’ar 6 premier defense warship, and will provide a layer of defensive and offensive capabilities from air and sea.
Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) has unveiled its newest Project 11711E large landing ship. The presentation of the ship was held in late June at the International Maritime Defence Show 2021 (IMDS 2021) in Saint Petersburg.
The Project 885M Yasen-M class nuclear-powered attack submarine Novosibirsk has gone to the White Sea for shipbuilders sea trials for the first time, a source in Russia’s defense industry told TASS.
On June 23, 2021, the German Parliament – Bundestag – approved a defense budget of approximately €50.3 billion for 2022, described as historic by Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer. This approval has made it possible to proceed with numerous naval programs.
In a steel cut ceremony at BAE Systems’ shipyard in Glasgow, His Royal Highness, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, set the plasma cutting machine to work on the first plate of steel for the third Type 26 frigate, HMS BELFAST.
