Video: Naval News Monthly Recap – September 2021
First Avante 2200 corvette for Royal Saudi Navy starts sea trialsSouth Korea completes K-SLBM test launch from KSS III submarineSouth Korea unveils new supersonic anti-ship
First Avante 2200 corvette for Royal Saudi Navy starts sea trialsSouth Korea completes K-SLBM test launch from KSS III submarineSouth Korea unveils new supersonic anti-ship
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On 16 September 2021, the Prime Minister of Australia, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the President of the United States of America, announced an enhanced trilateral security partnership between Australia, the UK and the US (AUKUS).
The 4th edition of AUSINDEX with participation of ships, submarines, helicopters & maritime patrol aircraft of the Royal Australian Navy and Indian Navy started today.
Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) will host five Royal Navy and international visiting ships when it takes place 14-17 September at London ExCeL.

Taiwan’s government has approved the 2022 national defense budget. The total defense budget for 2022 is estimated to be NT$372.6 billion (US$13.34 billion), a 3% increase from 2021.
Maritime forces from Australia, Japan, India, and the United States began phase 1 of cooperative maritime exercise MALABAR 2021 in the Philippine Sea, August 26.
The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (Forsvarsmateriell) announced the first P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft meant to the Royal Norwegian Air Force (Luftforsvaret) flew for the first time.

Northrop Grumman Corporation is continuing production of Launcher Subsystem hardware in support of the Columbia and Dreadnought common missile compartment (CMC) program. The company was awarded an additional $69 million not to exceed contract modification in support of the program in March of this year.
HMS Trent has completed intensive training on Ukrainian and United States-hosted exercises during her second visit to the Black Sea in a matter of months.