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December 2020 news
Naval Forces, Defense Industry, Navy Technology, Maritime Security |
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According to a picture published to the Livefist Twitter account on December 16, 2020, ski jump trial tests were conducted on August 2020 with U.S. Navy F/A-18, to prove the capability of the naval fighter aircraft to be used onboard INS Vikramaditya and new local-made IAC-1 Vikrant Indian Navy aircraft carrier.
According to information published on December 15, 2020, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and HENSOLDT have signed a joint strategic cooperation agreement. Under the agreement, the two companies will jointly manufacture radar systems for ballistic missile defense and participate in air and space surveillance projects. As a first step, HENSOLDT and the IAI subsidiary ELTA will offer a long-range radar for use on the F124 Sachsen-Class frigates of the German Navy. This radar operates in the S-band, which allows much more precise detection of targets in space than other solutions.
According to news published by the Kyodo News Plus website on December 14, 2020, Japan has approved a plan for the deployment of a long-range anti-ship missiles. The air defense missile system will be designed to launch not only from land but also from other platforms, including ships and aircraft.
According to a press release published on December 12, 2020, Italian company Intermarine hash hold The launch ceremony of the CP420 “Natale De Grazia”, the longest self-righting and unsinkable boat ever built in Italy, was held at the port of Messina, Sicily. The vessel was commissioned from Intermarine S.p.A., a subsidiary of the Immsi S.p.A. industrial group (IMS.MI), by the General Command of the Port Captaincies - Coast Guard.
According to information published on December 11, 2020, the HMAS Melville, a Leeuwin-class hydrographic ship of the Australian navy returns at sea after a number of weeks of critical maintenance. The was launched midway through 1998. The ships were built by NQEA in Cairns, North Queensland.
According to information published by the Finnish Navy on December 11, 2020, the second modernized version of Hamina-class missile boat has been delivered to the Finnish Navy. In 2018, Finish company Patria had signed an agreement with the Finnish Defence Forces on the mid-life upgrade and overhaul of the Finnish Defence Forces’ Hamina Class fast attack craft for an amount of €170 million.
According to information published on December 14, 2020, Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 23, the future USS Cooperstown for U.S. navy, completed acceptance trials in Lake Michigan. Trials included a full-power run, maneuverability testing, and surface and air detect-to-engage demonstrations of the ship's combat system. Major systems and features were demonstrated, including aviation support, small boat launch handling and recovery and machinery control and automation.
According to information published on December 11, 2020, Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division hosted a keel authentication ceremony on December 11, 2020, for Virginia-class attack submarine USS Massachusetts (SSN 798) for U.S. Navy.
The Pacific Fleet’s Project 955 Borei-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Vladimir Monomakh (NATO reporting name: Dolgorukiy-class) has performed a salvo launch of four Bulava (SS-NX-32) sea-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) during a planned exercise, the Defense Ministry’s press office said.
According to information published by Indian Company Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) on December 14, 2020, GRSE has officially launched on December 14, 2020, the construction of its new Nilgiri-Class stealth frigate under Project 17A for the Indian Navy. A total of seven ships will be built at Mazagon Dock and GRSE.
According to information published by the Australian Ministry for Defence Industry on December 14, 2020, the prototyping phase of the Australian Morrison Government’s Hunter Class Frigate Program is one step closer, with West Australian company Altrad Services contracted to provide blast and paint services.
According to information published on December 14, 2020, Naval Group, on behalf of the French Navy, has accepted for operational use two further CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) with a total of four Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs). They will be deployed on the Mistral-class amphibious helicopter carriers (PorteHélicoptères Amphibie – PHA) Tonnerre and Mistral.
The Project 20385 lead corvette Gremyashchy has sailed from Baltiysk to St. Petersburg after it completed its state trials, the Defense Ministry’s press office said : “The crew and the trial team will carry out work at the berth of the Severnaya Verf Shipyard to prepare the corvette for joining the Navy and for the flag-raising ceremony”.
According to a video published by the Russian Ministry of Defense on December 12, 2020, the Russian Navy has launched four SM-56 Bulava ballistic missiles (SLBM) from the fourth generation Borei-class (Project 955) K-551 Vladimir Monomakh submarine in the Sea of Okhotsk, a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean.
According to a contract published by the U.S. Department of Defense on December 11, 2020, MHI Ship Repair and Services – Norfolk (MHI), Norfolk, Virginia, was awarded a $57,134,922 firm-fixed-price contract for the execution of the USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) fiscal 2021 selected restricted availability (SRA). This availability will include a combination of maintenance, modernization and repair of the USS Oak Hill (LSD 51).
According to information published by the Russian press agency TASS on December 11, 2020, Admiral Golovko second serial frigate of project 22350 will operate in the Northern fleet of Russian Navy, fleet Commander Vice Admiral Alexander Moiseev told the Krasnaya Zvezda daily.
According to a contract released by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) on December 9, 2020, Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Marlborough, Massachusetts, is awarded a $38,786,218 firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract for the production of two Fire Control System MK 99 ship sets and the associated technical engineering services in support of the Aegis Combat System on DDG-51 class ships of U.S. Navy.
According to a press release published on December 11, 2020, BAE Systems has unveiled the latest Astute-class HMS Anson submarine for the British Navy in the Devonshire Dock Hall, the UK’s gigantic submarine construction complex.
According to news published by the British Royal Navy on December 11, 2020, the British Company Babcock has unveiled the Assembly Hall that will initially be used for the manufacturing of the new Type 31 general purpose frigate program for the British Navy and provides a modern, future-ready facility designed to assemble two vessels side by side.
According to a tweet published by the Brazilian Navy on December 11, 2020, the second Brazilian Navy Riachuelo-class submarine named "Humaitá”, manufactured in Brazil based on the French Scorpene-class design submarine was launched on December 11, 2020, during an official ceremony attended by the Brazilian President.
