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August 2020 news
Naval Forces, Defense Industry, Navy Technology, Maritime Security |
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According to information published by the Russian press agency TASS on August 20, 2020, Russian Navy Admiral Nakhimov Kirov-class upgraded heavy nuclear cruiser of project 11442M left the pool of Sevmash Shipyard and berthed at the embankment, the enterprise said.
According to a press release published by the Finnish Navy on August 19, 2020, the Finnish Navy conducted its first torpedo firing from FNS Tornio Hamina-class fast-attack craft in the Archipelago Sea with a TP45 torpedo borrowed from Försvarets Materialverk, FMV, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration.
According to information published by the Russian press agency TASS, on August 20, 2020, the Russian Defense Ministry will create an Arctic group of tanker ships of project 23130. The lead ship has joined the Northern fleet. Six vessels have to operate in the Arctic in several years. They will fuel warships at sea and operate as the main logistical element of the Russian Arctic infrastructure.
The future Coast Guard vessel the CCGS John Cabot, on August 18th 2020, left the English Bay in Vancouver to begin sea trials, marking another major milestone for this third Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel (OFSV) built by Seaspan Shipyards.
Gibbs & Cox, Inc. announced that it has teamed up with L3Harris Technologies for the U.S. Navy’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV) program.
The Boiky corvette (NATO reporting name: Steregushchy-class), the Kabardino-Balkaria small antisubmarine warfare ship and the Sibiryakov hydrographic vessel of the Baltic Fleet are supporting the state trials of the Project 636.3 diesel-electric submarine Volkhov (Improved Kilo) in the Baltic Sea, the Defense Ministry’s press office said.
The United States delivered the Dominican Navy’s first Near Coastal Patrol Vessel (NCPV) to support Dominican Republic’s maritime security and counter-drug missions.
Kongsberg Maritime is celebrating the signing of a contract with Vard to deliver its market-leading sonars to the Norwegian Coastguard. The sonars will be used onboard three new craft planned for launch between 2022 and 2024, replacing the existing Nordkapp-class vessels.
The German Navy has just started at-sea tests of the SKELDAR V200 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) aboard the K130-class corvette FGS Braunschweig of the Deutsche Marine.
The UK will lead a multinational training to enhance Ukrainian Navy against threats from the East, boosting their ability to combat threats in the Black Sea. Visiting Ukrainian partners in Kyiv, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed that information and announced that the UK will send Royal Navy ships to visit the region later in the Autumn.
A special exercise will be held in the Black Sea Fleet on the material and technical support of the ships of the fleet when they are at sea. Practical actions to provide ships and vessels of the fleet with material resources and to provide assistance to damaged ships will be worked out in the maritime training ranges.
According to a press release published by BAE Systems on August 18, 2020, BAE Systems has received a $103.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the maintenance and modernization of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88).
According to some pictures released by the official account of the Maritime Self-Defense Force Kure District Corps, it is the first that the MCH-101 helicopter successfully achieves landing and takeoff from the Hatakaze-class destroyer.
Bangladesh Navy Ship BNS Shongram, a guided missile stealth corvette, made a port call at Mormugao Port, Goa on Monday, August 17 2020. BNS Shongram is en route to participate as a member of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.
The new small missile ship Graivoron built for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet arrived in Novorossiysk for state trials, the Fleet’s press office reported on Monday.
According to information released by the Chinese MoD (Ministry of Defense), The Type 56 Jiangdao Class guided-missile corvette Huizhou (Hull 596) attached to a naval group under the Hong Kong Garrison of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently conducted multi-subject maritime military training in the waters of South China Sea.
Ten nations, 22 surface ships, one submarine, multiple aircraft, and approximately 5,300 personnel will participate in an at-sea-only iteration of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise scheduled Aug. 17-31, in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands.
According to a Tweet released by Defence 360° on August 12, 2020, Mid-Life Upgrade of Bartolomeu Dias-class frigate NRP Bartolomeu Dias (F333) of the Portuguese Navy is now scheduled to be completed in early 2021. The ship is undergoing modernization since 30 June 2018 at the Dutch Marine Materiële Instandhouding in Den Helder, The Netherlands.
According to a contract released by the U.S. DoD (Department of Defense) on August 14, 2020, Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is awarded a $125,819,311 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the labor and material efforts required to plan the U.S. Navy USS Hartford (SSN 768) Submersible Ship Nuclear Los Angeles-class submarine engineered overhaul (EOH) availability.
According to news published by the U.S. DoD (Department of Defense) on August 14, 3020, the U.S. Navy Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) departed Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Aug. 14, for an independent deployment to maintain maritime stability and security and ensure access, deter aggression, and defend U.S., allied and partner interests around the globe.
