The armed forces will receive Be-200 amphibious aircraft, as the Defense Ministry plans to create several air units. The first amphibian is operating in the 859th naval training center in Yeisk. Experts believe Be-200 can be engaged by the Navy in rescue operations and anti-submarine warfare in future, the Izvestia daily writes.
The “Ivan Rogov” and the “Mitrofan Moskalenko”, the first Russian LHD / amphibious assault ships of project 23900 will be able to operate as floating headquarters or command ships.
According to a memo published by the White House and signed by President Trump, new nuclear-powered ice-breakers could be procured for the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to replace those currently in service and to keep an active presence in Arctic and Antarctic regions.
The second Gorshkov-class frigate (Project 22350), “Admiral Kasatonov “, completed sea acceptance trials and returned to Severnaya verf Shipyard.
Here is Naval News’ Monthly Recap video for May 2020. This month we cover a multi-domain ASuW exercise in Sweden, the new F/A-18 Block III, the construction of France’s future replenishment tanker and vessel deliveries in Egypt and Russia.
Yantar Shipyard is restoring the technical readiness of the Yantar oceanographic research vessel of project 22010, the enterprise said.
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 Black Sea fleet is actively developing into a self-sufficient and balanced force.
Hervé Guillou, President of GICAN (the French Marine Industry Group) was auditioned on May 14. by the French Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Armed Forces to debate on the role the naval industry could play in the French economic upturn.
The Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard in St. Petersburg in northwest Russia has floated out a multi-layer superstructure for the Project 20380 corvette Strogy (NATO reporting name: Steregushchy-class), the shipyard’s press office said.
