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The Turkish defence contractor Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik A.Ş. (STM) is planning to initiate sea trials for the Pakistan Navy’s (PN) first upgraded Agosta 90B submarine – PNS/M Hamza – in early 2020.
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DECEMBER 2019 news
Naval Forces, Defense Industry, Navy Technology, Maritime Security |
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The Turkish defence contractor Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik A.Ş. (STM) is planning to initiate sea trials for the Pakistan Navy’s (PN) first upgraded Agosta 90B submarine – PNS/M Hamza – in early 2020.
Thanks to advanced simulation technology from Rheinmetall, ground personnel of the German Navy’s new NH90 NTH Sea Lion helicopter are already able to start training. Back in mid-June of this year, Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH handed over the Functional Cockpit, an integral part of the Maintenance and Repair Trainer for the NH90 Naval Transport Helicopter (NTH). Rheinmetall developed the Functional Cockpit based on the Group’s in-house Asterion product line.
According to JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation, the large landing ship (BDK) "Peter Morgunov" of project 11711, built for the Russian Navy at PJSC "Yantar Baltic Shipbuilding Plant"(part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) in Kaliningrad, launched factory navigation tests.
The Black Sea Fleet’s Donuzlav hydrographic vessel has covered a distance of more than 5,500 nautical miles and surveyed an area of about 7,000 square kilometres in the Black, Mediterranean and Red Seas over 99 days of its voyage, the Defense Ministry’s press office said.
Ireland’s Department of Defence has announced the acquisition of two Airbus C295 medium airlifters in a maritime surveillance configuration. With this new order, the Irish Air Corps will become the 33rd C295 operator worldwide.
Navantia Sistemas has delivered to the Port Authority of Ceuta the first ship with autonomous capacity in Spain, named “USV Vendaval.” The shipbuilding company successfully integrates the systems of the ship 'USV Vendaval' built by the Spanish shipyard Aister.
Northrop Grumman Corporation marked a significant milestone with the delivery of its 1000th AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM). AARGM is a supersonic, air-launched tactical missile system, with the mission of destroying enemy air defences, ensuring freedom of manoeuvre. AARGM is a U.S. Department of the Navy and Italian Air Force International Cooperative Program.
The Italian Navy LSS “Vulcano” logistics support ship, named after one of the Eolian Islands North of Sicily, had her First Sea Going on 5th December 2019, logging her first nautical miles in the Gulf of La Spezia. This step of the program is a key contractual milestone towards the delivery of the ship to the Italian Navy (FOAR), scheduled for September 2020.
Construction began Friday, December 13, 2019, of the second John Lewis class replenishment oiler named Harvey Milk for U.S. Navy. The US Navy plans to procure a total of 20 John Lewis-class (T-AO 205) oilers fleet under the John Lewis or TAO-205 program, which is named after American civil rights leader, John Robert Lewis.
According to a publication released on the Facebook account of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) on December 12, 2019, the naming and launch ceremony was held at Yokohama shipyard, Japan Marine United Corporation for the newest Awaji-class Minesweeper named Etajima (MSO 306).
According to a publication released on the Facebook account of the ROK (Republic of Korea) Navy on December 13, 2019, Hanjin Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., a South Korean shipbuilding company has launched four more PKX-B Chamsuri II-class second Patrol Killer Experimental-B (PKX-B)-class patrol boat for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN).
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MOD) has selected French Company Naval Group to enter the next phase in the selection process for the Submarine Replacement program. In November 2014, the Dutch Minister of Defence announced plans to replace the Walrus-class submarines in 2025.
The Russian Black Sea Fleet’s Project 11356 Admiral Essen Grigorovich class frigate has fired its Kalibr (NATO reporting name: SS-N-27 Sizzler) missile system against a coastal target under the combat training program, the Russian Defense Ministry’s press office said. The exercise was held at a training range in the Black Sea, the press office added.
Austal Limited is pleased to announce that Austal USA has delivered the Expeditionary Fast Transport ship USNS Puerto Rico (EPF 11) to the U.S. Navy during a ceremony aboard the ship at the shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.
The Honduran navy's new offshore patrol vessel (OPV), General José Trinidad Cabañas (FNH-2021), is scheduled to arrive in the Central American nation by the end of the month or early January 2020.
The 12th and final P-8A Poseidon arrived in Australia on December 12, 2019. Arriving at RAAF Base Edinburgh the aircraft completes the fleet for No. 11 Squadron. The P-8A Poseidon and the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), are replacing the AP-3C Orion aircraft.
Indra has signed a contract with the US company Lockheed Martin to supply the main components of the AESA (Active Electronically scanned Arrays)S-band anti-air warfare radar antenna of the future F110, one of the sensors that will make this frigate one of the most advanced of its kind in the world. The value of the contract amounts to over €150 million and will last for 7 years.
Damen Shipyards Group signed a Damen Technical Cooperation (DTC) contract with Cotecmar during ExpoDefensa 2019 in Bogota. The contract will see DTC provide design, engineering and technical assistance for the construction of a Scientific Marine Research Vessel (Buque de Investigación Científico Marina (BICM)).
French shipbuilder Naval Group formally delivered the Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) A.R.A Bouchard to the Argentine Navy (Armada de la República Argentina) during a ceremony held in Toulon naval base on December 6, 2019.
The Project 885M Yasen-M class nuclear-powered attack submarine Kazan (NATO reporting name: Severodvinsk-class) has launched torpedoes against a surface and an underwater target during its trials in the White Sea, the Defense Ministry’s press office said.