Fifteen new warships and supply vessels will operate in the Far East by the end of 2020. They include the Gremyashchy corvette of project 20385, the Pertropavlovsk-Kamchatsky diesel-electric submarine of project 636.3, the Yakov Balyaev minesweeper of project 12700, a Raptor-class countersubversion boat of project 03160, the Andrey Stepanov sea tug and two rescue boats of project 23040.
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare System (PEO IWS) has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) lethality and survivability upgrades and the Large Unmanned Surface Vehicle (LUSV) combat system.
Yantar Shipyard is restoring the technical readiness of the Yantar oceanographic research vessel of project 22010, the enterprise said.
The most critical aspect of underwater communications is the communication between a submerged platform and surface vessels, shore stations and airborne assets. Rohde & Schwarz offers full integrated communication systems (NAVICS) including line of sight (LOS) and beyond line of sight (BLOS) communications.
Italian defense company Leonardo has confirmed the selection of its 127mm LW Vulcano naval gun system for the Spanish Navy future F-110 Bonifaz-class Frigates.
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia and Northern Irish shipyard Harland and Wolff (H&W) have entered an exclusive teaming agreement to jointly bid for the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) Programme, tender details for which are likely to be released by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD in the forthcoming months.
The recent “24 hours sprint” training mission of two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers had a maritime component to it. The long range bombers integrated with a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and maritime patrol aircraft. It also trained for anti-surface warfare missions with AGM-158C LRASM.
The German Navy (Deutsche Marine) Type 212A submarine U33 entered the naval base and home port of Eckernförde on May 25. 2020 following a patrol mission for NATO’s MARCOM.
Taiwanese shipyard Jong Shyn Shipbuilding launched a new 600 tons patrol vessel for the Coast Guard on 27 April 2020. Based on the ROC Navy catamaran corvette, the new patrol vessel can be fitted with up to 16x anti-ship missiles.
The construction of the Future Surface Combatant for the navies of the Netherlands (Koninklijke Marine) and Belgium (Belgian Naval Component) could face a further delay according to local media. The two parties don’t seem to agree on some of the specifications of the so-called M-Frigate replacement.
