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Experimental Missile Catamaran Launched in Taiwan
Taiwan launched an 80-tons missile catamaran on March 15. It will be used by the NCSIST to support R&D work on new maritime weapon systems.
20 March 2019
Taiwan launched an 80-tons missile catamaran on March 15. It will be used by the NCSIST to support R&D work on new maritime weapon systems.
Guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) departed San Diego for its first operational underway, the US Navy announced on March 8, 2019.
The steel cutting ceremony of the first patrol vessel (OPV – Offshore Patrol Vessel) ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition programme, took place today at the Muggiano (La Spezia) yard.
The French Navy’s sixth FREMM Normandie started builder’s trials on February 25, Naval Group announced today. Based on photos posted on the company’s Twitter account, the multirole frigate seems to have set sail from the Naval Group Lorient shipyard.
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) announced that the multi-mission frigate (FREMM) Bretagne entered “active service” and is now able to conduct operational missions. “Bretagne” is the fifth of six anti-submarine warfare FREMM frigates ordered from Naval Group by the French Navy.
JSC Rosoboronexport and JSC NPO High Precision Systems are showcasing the Pantsir-ME shipborne air-defence missile and artillery system at IDEX 2019 in Abu Dhabi. It is the virst time the system is being showcased outside of Russia.
The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) commissioned the new Fateh-class submarine on 17 February in presence of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. This locally developed submarine represents a qualitative leap for Iranian shipbuilding.
At IDEX 2019 French countermeasures specialist Lacroix is showcasing its naval Decoy Launching Systems (DLS) with a real SYLENA MK2 as the centerpiece of its booth. Lacroix supplies major navies worldwide with its SYLENA system, among which are the Egyptian Gowind-class corvettes by Naval Group and the Royal Omani Navy’s Al Ofouq-class OPVs.
At NAVDEX 2019, MBDA unveiled the SPIMM (Self-Protection Integrated Mistral Module), an all-in-one air defence module based on the SIMBAD-RC system and designed to equip ships of all types, particularly those without a combat system (such as supply ships).
On February 7th, the Bundeswehr and Lürssen Werft shipyard officially launched the construction of the first of five new K130 Braunschweig-class Corvettes for the German Navy (Marine).
