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September 2020 news
Naval Forces, Defense Industry, Navy Technology, Maritime Security |
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According to information released by the Focus Taiwan website on 4 August 2020, a keel-laying ceremony was held by the Taiwanese Navy for the new second local-made of four minelayer ships that are part of the Taiwanese government's indigenous shipbuilding project.
The international maritime exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2020 concluded August 31 2020, following two weeks of at-sea-only training events conducted around the Hawaiian Islands.
According to pictures released on the internet, the first advanced diesel-electric submarine of the german project 218SG built for Singapore Navy has started factory sea trials. The ship is the first in a series of four units being built in Kiel by the Kieler Werft shipyard (ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems), and is due to be handed over to the Singapore Navy in 2021.
According to information published by the Russian press agency TASS on September 1, 2020, A new test launch of the hypersonic Tsirkon missile will be held by the Russian Navy Admiral Gorshkov frigate of project 22350 in September this year. Salvo fire is planned, two defense industry sources told TASS at Army-2020 forum.
The Newport News Shipbuilding unit of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has completed about 74% of Ford-class aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), HII CEO Mike Petters confirmed on 6 August 2020. For the record, the ship was launched on October 29, 2019, and was christened on December 7, 2019.
The Royal Australian Navy’s newest guided-missile destroyer, HMAS Sydney, has sailed in company with sister ship HMAS Brisbane to conduct training and testing of the Aegis Combat System.
India is ready to start the bidding process by next month for a Rs 55,000-crore (7.536.826,00$) ambitious project to build six indigenous submarines for the Indian Navy to taper the gap with China's growing naval capabilities, government sources said on August 30 2020.
According to a picture released by the China Ministry of Defence on August 21 2020, Chinese Navy guided-missile frigate Datong and the guided-missile destroyer Nanchang attached to a naval vessel training centre under the PLA Northern Theater Command steam in tactical formation to occupy attack positions in an undisclosed sea area during a recent 10-day maritime training exercise.
The Project 20385 corvette Gremyashchiy built at the Severnaya Shipyard (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) is scheduled for its delivery to the Russian Navy in December, Shipyard CEO Igor Orlov announced on Monday.
