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Video: South Korea Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of its Submarine Force
The Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy’s submarine command held a ceremony on June 1, 2020 to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
3 June 2020
The Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy’s submarine command held a ceremony on June 1, 2020 to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
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.
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.
The United States’ State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Taiwan of eighteen MK 48 Mod6 Advanced Technology (AT) Heavyweight Torpedoes (HWT) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $180 million. But which ROC Navy Submarines are set to get these torpedoes ?
Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (Kiel, Germany) has signed a contract to acquire the Oceana shipyard in Brazil (Itajaí, state of Santa Catarina).
Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) and Baltic Naval Squadron have during the two last week cooperated in making the Irbe Straight safer for modern seafarers. In total, 32 mines were neutralized during exercise “Open Spirit 2020”.
Northrop Grumman announced that it is pitching the MQ-4C Triton maritime surveillance high-altitude long endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to Norway.
The Bundestag (German Parlament) approved the deployment of the Bundeswehr in the crisis management operation EUNAVFOR MED (European Union Naval Force – Mediterranean) “Irini” in the Mediterranean on May 7, 2020.
The Swedish Armed Forces (Försvarsmakten) conducted a rare, joint (air force, and navy) anti-surface warfare (ASuW) exercise. Surface targets were engaged with RBS15 anti-ship missiles launched from all three domains (land, air and sea).
The European Defense Agency (EDA) and the French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis (ISL) have just launched a research study on electromagnetic railguns in which 5 European countries are taking part. The study has been dubbed ‘PILUM’.
