When the Marine Nationale’s latest submarine, Suffren (Q284) conducted its first test dives it grabbed headlines. What went largely unnoticed by the world was that a Russian ship had been loitering in the area.
A spokesman of the Indian Ministry of Defence announced back in March that Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL, Visakhapatnam), India’s state-owned shipyard, had signed a contract with TAIS, a consortium of five Turkish shipyards, to design and build five large Fleet Support Vessel (FSV) with a displacement of 45,000 tonnes for the Indian Navy.
Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Center resumed two paused phases of its SEAL and Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman (SWCC) selection-and-assessment training, the service’s Public Affairs said on May 4.
The US Navy Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to award Lockheed Martin a new order for Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) testing assets to achieve P-8 Poseidon MPA program requirements, according to a contract opportunity published on April 20.
ECA Group has been awarded a significant export contract to modernize robots dedicated to naval mine warfare.
Australia’s Future Submarine Program, which calls for the construction of 12 Attack-class submarines for the Royal Australian Navy, “remains on track”. The next milestone is the Systems Functional Review set for January 2021.‬
Here is Naval News’ Monthly Recap video for April 2020.
The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth set sails from Portsmouth yesterday to ensure she is ready to conduct her first operational deployment in 2021.
The construction of Leader-class nuclear-powered destroyer of project 23560 has been postponed for a long time. The conclusion comes from the documentation of the designer. The Vzglyad business newspaper explains the decision of the Defense Ministry.
Israel Shipyards started sea trials of the third SHALDAG MK II Fast Patrol Craft (FPC) on order for the navy of Senegal.
