Russian frigates of project 22350 will be upgraded. The Admiral Gorshkov is the first warship to get upgraded radars and electronic warfare systems.
Elbit Systems UK completed a series of Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) trials with the UK MoD.
The Dry Combat Submersible (DCS) is about a year from achieving Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for USSOCOM’s US Navy SEALs, Naval News learned during Virtual SOFIC 2020.
Abengoa has inked a contract with Navantia to supply its AIP system to the future S80 Plus submarines of the Spanish Navy. Abengoa’s solution was selected in Feb. 2020 by the General Directorate of Armament and Material of the Spanish MoD. The Spanish company stated that its AIP system will allow the S80 Plus to operate for up to 3 weeks without surfacing.
ECA GROUP won a contract for the supply of steering and diving consoles for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy’s 1st KSS III Batch 2 submarine. The French company successfully delivered this equipment for the first batch of 3 submarines in 2016, 2018 and 2019.
Australian company BlueScope Steel AIS has signed a contract with ASC Pty Ltd Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of BAE Systems Australia , for the Hunter-class Frigate program.
The first F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet test jet took its first flight at Boeing’s factory in St. Louis, Missouri, the company announced today.
Work has begun on a new purpose built facility at Henderson in Western Australia which will house the Royal Australian Navy’s Submarine Rescue System.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems announced that more than 3,000 catapult launches and landing arrestments using the EMALS system and AAG system have been successfully and safely completed aboard USS Gerald R. Ford.
The Commonwealth of Australia, represented by the Department of Defence, has signed a Strategic Agreement with Navantia Australia, recognising Navantia as a Design Authority for four classes of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ships.
