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JUNE 2019 news
Naval Forces, Defense Industry, Navy Technology, Maritime Security |
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On June 27, QinetiQ signed a 5-year contract with the Royal Navy for the introduction of a dedicated training variant of the QinetiQ's Pointer System in order to optimise the effectiveness of Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW) training on a wide range of weapon systems.
Earlier this week, USS Billings, a new littoral combat ship (LCS) of the U.S. Navy, collided with a commercial vessel while leaving the port of Montreal, Canada, on its way to its permanent home port. USS Billings sustained some minor damage. Yet, no injuries were reported on either ship.
UK Royal Navy warship HMS Forth had to shadow the Russian patrol vessel Vasily Bykov as it was going through the English Channel on June 27.
Babcock International has successfully completed Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) of the Air Weapons Handling System (AWHS) for the Type 26 Frigate, designed for BAE Systems.
The Royal Navy and Royal Marines are set to train with armed forces from former USSR countries as part of its commitment to protecting the Baltic states from a perceived threat from Russia. The training is the latest stage of Baltic Protector, a two-month deployment that sends a message to President Putin about the UK's commitment to keeping the Baltic sea safe.
L3 Systems Co. has been awarded an estimated $US 41 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price, cost-plus fixed-fee contract, from the United States Navy (U.S. Navy), for the Battle Force Tactical Network (BFTN) program which requires the procurement and integration of commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) high frequency internet protocol and subnet relay hardware, COTS software and government off-the-shelf software into a specified configuration for the Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence.
Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 17, the future USS Indianapolis, completed acceptance trials in Lake Michigan, Lockheed Martin said in a June 26 release. This is the ship’s final significant milestone before the ship is delivered to the U.S. Navy. LCS 17 is the ninth Freedom-variant LCS designed and built by the Lockheed Martin-led industry team and is slated for delivery to the Navy this year.
Maritime engineering specialist Intermarine UK has recently completed the building of the pontoon of the future aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy.
Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, $US 47 million contract for the delivering of TR-343 sonar transducers chipsets for new construction of U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.
The UK Royal Navy Type 23 frigate, HMS Northumberland used its Sea Ceptor missile system to shoot down drones in a unique test off the northwest coast of Scotland.
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a five-year, $US 90 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to modernise and maintain C5ISR systems embedded within vehicles, watercraft, and specialised communication platforms.
On June 24, Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, a branch of Lockheed Martin, has been awarded a $US 16 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, cost contract by the U.S. Navy for the procurement of multifunction modular masts for new construction Virginia-class Block V hulls, spares and repairs.
The U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) along with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Sydney, Australia, for a scheduled port visit on June 18.
The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded BAE Systems a contract to develop two variants of the Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) and manufacture one of them.
As tensions between Canada and China rise, Frigate HMCS Regina of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) transited through the Taiwan Strait and patrolled the waters of this area on June 18.
Vympel Shipyard of Kalashnikov Group recently floated a Grachonok-class special designation boat of project 21980 destined for the Russian Navy, Rostec said.
The U.S. Navy will christen its newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, the future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), during a 10 a.m. ceremony on Saturday, June 22, in Bath, Maine.
In an effort to ensure that the strategic shipping lanes between the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian/Arabian Gulf Region are safe and India’s own energy flow is protected, the Indian Navy has deployed its vessels in the Gulf of Oman.
The Royal Navy's warship HMS Duncan is currently conducting NATO security patrols with Spanish and French vessels in the Mediterranean Sea.
The U.S. Navy released the final request for proposals (FRP) for the next-generation guided-missile frigate (FFG(X)) on June 20, outlining the programme that will get the Navy into the business of operating high-end small combatants.
