NAVAL NEWS MARCH 2022

Navy Forces Naval Maritime Defense Security Industry


According to information published by the UK Ministry of Defense on March 13, 2022, Russian naval forces have established a distant blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea coast, effectively isolating Ukraine from international maritime trade. Russia could look to conduct further such operations in the coming weeks.

Navantia took part in the first edition of the World Defense Show, held between 6 and 9 March in Riyadh, where it showed the progress of the Avante 2200 program, which reflects the company's industrial and technological capabilities, as well as the programs underway for the Spanish Navy and R&D projects.

According to information published by the U.S. DoD on February 27, 2022, the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) and the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) conducted bilateral anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training exercise in the Caribbean Sea with the Colombian navy.

According to information published by CNN Philippines on March 8, 2022, the Joint Commander of the French Armed Forces in the Asia-Pacific said that France is ready to supply assets for a Philippine submarine force. Indeed the Philippine Navy is interested in the Scorpène-class attack submarine from Naval Group.

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