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May 2020 news
Naval Forces, Defense Industry, Navy Technology, Maritime Security |
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U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) pulls alongside USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) perform a replenishment-at-sea on May 15, 2020, to continue carrier qualifications. Ford is a first-in-class aircraft carrier and the first new carrier designed in more than 40 years.
Russian Navy Search-and-rescue forces of the Northern Fleet and the White Sea naval base are supporting the state trials of the Project 955A Borei-A class lead nuclear-powered submarine Knyaz Vladimir, the Russia Defense Ministry’s press office said, on May 15, 2020.
The U.S. Navy Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Lassen (DDG 82), USS Preble (DDG 88) and USS Farragut (DDG 99) conducts maritime security operations in the Caribbean. The naval forces are deployed to the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) area of responsibility.
According to a Tweet released by Boeing Defense on May 15, 2020, next year, Boeing will begin integrating Block III Super Hornets multi-role strike fighter into U.S. Navy aircraft carrier fleets. The F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet is the newest highly capable, affordable and available tactical aircraft in U.S. Navy inventory. The Super Hornet is the backbone of the U.S. Navy carrier air wing now and for decades to come.
The U.S. Navy received its 100th P-8A Poseidon Multimission Maritime Aircraft from Boeing on May 14, 2020, as the global fleet, which also includes the Indian navy and the Australian and U.K. air forces, approaches 300,000 flight hours of hunting submarines and providing aerial reconnaissance capabilities around the world.
One year ago, the FAST Labs™ research and development arm of BAE Systems announced the acquisition of Riptide Autonomous Solutions. As stated at the time, the goal of the acquisition was to pair Riptide’s disruptive unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV) with our industry-leading mission system capabilities such as autonomy, navigation, communications, sensor processing, electronic warfare, and more.
Amid increasing tensions between China and various countries disputing the Chinese self-proclaimed sovereignty on the South China Sea, the Chinese army (PLA) is conducting drills that follow various scenarios.
On March 14 2020, the U.S. Navy announced a $905 million contract to Lockheed Martin (Sikorsky) for 21 MH-60R Seahawk helicopters for the Indian Navy. Thanks to that deal, India becomes the latest country to add the MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopter to its fleet.
Héli-Union has chosen the new-generation Euroflir™410 optronic (electro-optical) observation system from Safran Electronics & Defense, following a hard-fought international bidding process. This selection follows the contract awarded by the French armed forces aircraft maintenance department (DMAé) at the end of last year to the partnership of Héli-Union* and DCI**, covering a dozen Dauphin N3 helicopters. These aircraft, modified to meet the operational needs of the French navy, will replace currently used Alouette III.
According to a Tweet published on May 7, 2020, by the U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, a first batch of six ScanEagle UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) was delivered to the Royal Malaysian Navy by the United States. The ScanEagle is a small, long-endurance, low-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) produced by the American Company Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing.
U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the only carrier qualification (CQ) asset regularly available on the East Coast this year, commenced its second round of CQs for Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) pilots May 10, with a healthy and mission-focused crew.
Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia Pty Ltd has recently signed subcontracts with two Australian companies as a part of its commitment to Australian Industry Capability. Acacia Research and Thomas Global Systems will design aspects of critical subsystems for Australia’s Future Submarine Program.
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $656,981,421 modification (P00014) to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-19-C-0016). This modification procures and delivers 467 Harpoon full rate production Lot 91 Block II anti-ship missiles and support equipment for various Foreign Military Sales customers including Brazil, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Japan, the Netherlands, India and South Korea.
The Project 955A (Borei-A) lead nuclear-powered missile-carrying strategic submarine Knyaz Vladimir has taken to the sea for final trials before it enters service with the Navy, the Northern Fleet’s press office reported on Wednesday.
On March 13 2020, Royal Navy released a video on HMS Medway official twitter account, showing a Royal Navy Merlin HC.4 helicopter landing on a River Batch 2 offshore patrol vessel (OPV) on deployment for the first time.
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $1,971,754,089 firm-fixed-price contract to provide non-recurring engineering associated with the Stand-off Land Attack Missile – Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) obsolescence redesign effort as well as the production and delivery of 650 SLAM-ER missiles in support of the government of Saudi Arabia.
The Admiral Kasatonov frigate of project 22350 will return to Baltiisk base for the final check of mechanisms before the handover to the Navy, a defense industry source told TASS.
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) aircraft carrier of U.S. Navy recently progressed toward another major milestone during the ship’s 10th window of opportunity for maintenance (WOO) 10, ensuring mission readiness for its upcoming independent steaming event (ISE).
According to a statement released by the Taiwanese company Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Group (JSSC) on April 28, 2020, the first 600-ton catamaran-hull patrol vessel, Anping (CG601) for the Taiwanese Coast Guard was launched in the southern port city of Kaohsiung.
The Nanchang, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's first Type 055 large destroyer, recently completed its first known maritime replenishment training, a crucial operation crucial for the newly commissioned warship's combat capability.
