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According to information published by the Russian website Topwar.ru on November 20, 2020, Project 21180M "Evpatiy Kolovrat" icebreaker ship under construction for the Russian Navy is planned to be commissioned by the Navy in 2022.
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NOVEMBER 2020 news
Naval Forces, Defense Industry, Navy Technology, Maritime Security |
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According to information published on November 21, 2020, Iran plans to deliver a new surveillance warship "Shiraz" to the Iranian Navy. This new vessel has special features and would join Iran’s Navy fleet next Iranian calendar year (to start March 21, 2021).
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According to information published on November 19, 2020, the European OCCAR organization (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d'Armement / Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation) manages the Logistic Support Ship (LSS) Programme for Italy and France. The LSS Programme comprises the Development and Production of five ships, along with In Service Support. The ships have been designed from the outset with enhanced “dual use” features for military operations and civilian rescue operations.
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According to information published on November 20, 2020, NATO Allies Canada and Romania and NATO partner Australia joined the Maritime Unmanned Systems Initiative on 20 November 2020. The Maritime Unmanned Systems Initiative aims to strengthen the ability of navies to operate in a multinational context above, on, and under the water, in an increasingly complex maritime domain.
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According to a statement published by the French Ministry of Defense on November 20, 2020, the French Minister of Defense Florence Parly has confirmed the order for three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye American-made all-weather, carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft. This twin-turboprop aircraft was designed and developed by the company Northrop Grumman.
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According to information published by the Infodefensa website on November 20, 2020, ASMAR (Astilleros y Maestranzas de la Armada de Chile), Chilean state-owned Shipbuilding Company delivered the last 5 Defender-class patrol boats to the Chilean Navy.
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According to information published by the U.S. Department of Defense on November 20, 2020, the U.S. Navy and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), began the at sea portion of Mine Warfare Exercise (MINEX) 3JA 2020 off the coast of southwestern Japan on November 20, 2020.
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According to a Tweet published by the German Navy on November 20, 2020, the German Navy will receive the new naval helicopters Sea Tiger for their frigates. The new helicopter will be used to conduct combat missions against submarines and ships.
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According to a press release published on November 18, 2020, CAE has announced it has been awarded a subcontract by Lockheed Martin to supply the CAE Magnetic Anomaly Detection-Extended Role (MAD-XR) system for the United States Navy MH-60R Seahawk naval helicopters.
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According to information released by the Iranian press agency FARS on November 19, 2020, the Iranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRCG) Navy received a new home-made ocean-going, helicopter and drone carrying warship named Shahid Rudaki on Thursday, November 19, 2020.
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According to pictures released by the Chinese Ministry of Defense (MoD) website on November 18, 2020, the Type 056A Dingzhou Jiangdao-class corvette of the Chinese Navy has conducted maritime live firing exercises.
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According to information published on November 18, 2020, the Indian Navy has received its ninth P-8i naval surveillance aircraft on Wednesday, November 18, 2020. The P-8i is the Indian version of the P-8A Poseidon Multimission Maritime Aircraft manufactured by Boeing.
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According to a Tweet published on November 19, 2020, Japan has launched its new 30FFM frigate "Kumano" for Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). This is the second ship of this class.
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According to information published by the Russian Ministry of Defense on November 18, 2020, the new Project 22800 Karakurt class Corvette ‘Odintsovo’ will be officially commissioned by the Russian Navy on November 21, 2020. This is the first surface ship of the Russian Navy equipped with the Pantsir-M anti-aircraft missile-gun systems.
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According to information published by the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) on November 17, 2020, warships from the Egyptian Navy enter for the first time in the port of Novorossiysk, Russia, to participate in the Friendship Bridge 2020 naval exercise, held jointly with the Russian Navy.
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According to a contract released by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) on November 17, 2020, BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair (BAE Systems), Norfolk, Virginia, was awarded a $76,251,735 firm-fixed-price contract for the execution of the USS Stout (DDG 55) Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer fiscal 2021 docking selected restricted availability (DSRA). This is a Chief of Naval Operations scheduled DSRA. The purpose is to maintain, modernize and repair the USS Stout (DDG 55).
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According to a press release published on November 18, 2020, Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding from Netherlands and French Company Thales signed on November 17, 2020, the contract for the delivery and full integration of Thales’s Mission and Combat System for the four MKS 180 class frigates contracted by the German Navy. The system will be designed by Damen and completely built by German shipyards, under Damen’s project management.
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According to a press release published on November 18, 2020, Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract worth NOK 200 million with Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to supply propeller systems for five F110 frigates, currently in construction for the Spanish Navy. These next-generation vessels are designed to follow on from Navantia’s F100 frigate.
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According to information published by the U.S. Navy on November 17, 2020, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and U.S. Navy USS John Finn (DDG-113) Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, an Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System-equipped ship, intercepted and destroyed a threat-representative Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) target with a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA missile during a flight test demonstration in the broad ocean area northeast of Hawaii, November 16, 2020.
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Leonardo and Lacroix have signed a strategic agreement which will see the partners working together to develop and integrate solutions in the naval countermeasures sector. The collaboration, which will look towards new technologies as well as new business opportunities, initially provides for the creation of the Sylena Mk2/MJTE solution. This will see Lacroix's Sylena MK2 DLS (Decoy Launching System) integrated with Leonardo's MJTE (Mobile Jammer Target Emulator) anti-torpedo countermeasures.
