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According to a tweet published by Japan Maritime Self Defense Forces on May 26, 2021, the fast combat support ship JS Hamana conducted joint training in the waters south of Shikoku with the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6).
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NAVAL NEWS MAY 2021
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According to a tweet published by Japan Maritime Self Defense Forces on May 26, 2021, the fast combat support ship JS Hamana conducted joint training in the waters south of Shikoku with the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6).
According to a press release published by Curtiss-Wright Corporation on May 26, 2021, the firm announced that it has been awarded contracts valued in excess of $130 million to provide propulsion valves, pumps, and advanced instrumentation and control systems for the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, Columbia-class submarine and Ford-class aircraft carrier programs.
According to a press release published by MBDA on May 26, 2021, MBDA's Sea Ceptor system will protect the Royal Navy's new Type 31 Frigates under a contract awarded by the UK Ministry of Defence.
According to information published by Defensa on May 26, 2021, the Government of Portugal approved the acquisition of six new Viana do Castelo-class patrol vessels.
According to a press release published by Huntington Ingalls Industries on May 26, 2021, the company announced a U.S. Navy order of two REMUS 300 unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs).
A naval search and rescue flotilla under the Northern Theater Command of the Chinese Navy, together with surface ships, helicopter units, and local maritime search and rescue forces, carried out a 74-hour uninterrupted multi-course drill in actual combat context in waters of the Yellow Sea as scheduled from May 17 to 20, aiming to test the troops’ ability to perform submarine rescue missions and emergency treatment.
According to a press release published by General Atomic on May 25, 2021, the firm announced that the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) system aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) achieved the Navy’s target of 8,000 successful aircraft launches and recoveries during the ship’s 18-month Post Delivery Test & Trial (PDT&T) period.
As the Carrier Strike Group gets underway on its international deployment, it is only fitting that it should be led by one of the most distinctive and innovative warships in the world.
According to a press release published by Northrop Grumman on May 25, 2021, MQ-8C Fire Scout, the U.S. Navy’s only ship-based autonomous helicopter program, passes the initial fit check aboard the USS Anchorage (LPD-23) at Naval Base San Diego demonstrating the aircraft suitability for the U.S. Marine Corps’ amphibious warfare mission.
According to a Tweet published by Mahmoud Gamal, Egypt has received ASTER-30 vertically launched surface-to-air missiles and Vulcano precision-guided, gun-launched munitions as part of the equipment delivered with the two Egyptian Navy FREMM Bergamini-class frigates.
According to information published by the SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) arms trade database, in 2020, Algeria has ordered a Chinese-made Pattani or Type 056 class corvette that will be delivered in 2023.
According to information published by the Russian press agency on May 20, 2021, the state trials of the Tsirkon hypersonic missile from the Russian Navy Project 22350 frigate Admiral Gorshkov will start in June 2021.
According to information published by the British Navy on May 22, 2021, the HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group starts its maiden operational deployment on May 22, 2021, which will include visiting more than one-fifth of the world’s nations.
According to information published on May 21, 2021, General Dynamics NASSCO started construction of the future USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208), the fourth of six John Lewis-class replenishment oiler ships for the U.S. Navy.
According to information published by the British Ministry of Defense (MoD) on May 21, 2021, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has launched a competition to build three new Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships to provide vital support to the Royal British Navy operations across the world.
Following the British-led multinational naval exercise, the UK’s two aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales were deployed at sea for the very first time.
On May 19, 2021, during NATO naval exercise Formidable Shield, the Royal Netherlands Navy Air Defense and Command Frigate (ADCF) HNLMS De Zeven Provincien has launched two Evolved Sea Sparrow ship-borne short-range anti-aircraft missiles against a subsonic target.
According to information published on May 17, 2021, Finnish company, WE Tech Solutions has been awarded an order for its WE Drives to control the RENK Advanced Electric Drive (AED) onboard the Pohjanmaa-class Corvettes for the Finnish Defence Forces.
According to information published on May 20, 2021, Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract by the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) to strengthen support for two key Royal Navy programs. The contract will enable both parties to work together to deliver ongoing support for Rolls-Royce MT30 and WR-21 marine engines.
According to information published by the United States Department of Defense (DoD), the U.S. Navy has commissioned its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Mobile (LCS 26), on Saturday, May 22, 2021, in Mobile, Alabama.