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NAVAL NEWS APRIL 2021
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According to information published by Tass on April 13, 2021, the Project 23120 logistics support vessel Vsevolod Bobrov built by the Severnaya Verf Shipyard has passed another stage of its shipbuilders sea trials in the Gulf of Finland, the Defense Ministry’s press office said.
According to information published by Babcock International, the Aerospace, Defence and Security Company on April 14, 2021, the firm has been awarded a two year contract with the Ministry of Defence, for continuation of in-service support to the Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS).
According to information published by US Department of Defense on April 13, 2021, Hydroid Inc., Pocasset, Massachusetts, is awarded a $74,700,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, containing firm-fixed-price provisions. This contract is for the procurement of MK 18 Mod 2 Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) Increment II Payload Upgrade hardware, in support of the existing MK 18 Mod 2 UUV program.
According to information published by the Estonian Ministry of Defense on April 13, 2021, in his annual report, Estonian Navy received two new force protection vessels built by Baltic Workboats. These vessels, EML Roland and EML Risto mark a new era for the Navy.
According to information published by InfoDefensa on April 13, 2021, the Spanish Navy is studying extending the operational life of the Agosta-class S-74 Tramontana submarine for another year.
According to information published by the United States Department of Defense on April 9, 2021, the U.S. Navy Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13) and Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel HMJS Cornwall conducted a live-fire exercise in the Caribbean Sea on April 9, 2021.
U.S. Navy uses MQ-8B Firescout unmanned autonomous helicopter launched from Freedom-variant littoral combat ship to counter illicit drug trafficking missions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.
According to a press release published on April 14, 2021, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and THALES in the UK have joined forces to offer SEA SERPENT as a compelling solution to equip the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigates with an anti-ship and anti-surface missile that can match and overmatch a rapidly expanding range and intensity of current and emerging threats.
According to information published by Taiwan News on April 13, 2021, the Taiwanese Navy's new amphibious transport dock, the Yushan, was launched at CSBC Corporation, Taiwan’s shipyard in Kaohsiung.
According to information published by Naval Group on April 13, 2021, the second Argentinian offshore patrol vessel, OPV 87 A.R.A. Piedrabuena, was delivered to the Argentine Navy in the presence of Captain Víctor Ortiz, representative of the Argentinian Navy in France.
According to a press release published by the Finnish Navy on April 13, 2021, two Hamina-class fast-attack craft of the Finnish Navy will take part in the annual anti-submarine warfare exercise organised by the Swedish Navy on 15-20 April 2021 off the east coast of Sweden.
The NRP Corte-Real (F332) Vasco da Gama-class frigate of the Portuguese Navy began preparation for its integration in the NATO Maritime Group 1, an international naval immediate reaction force.
According to a press release published by Boeing on April 12, 2021, the first P-8A Poseidon fuselage for Norway arrived at Boeing facilities in Renton, Washington, from Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas, marking a major milestone in the production of the first of five Poseidons for the Royal Norwegian Air Force.
According to information published by the French Ministry of Armed Forces on April 13, 2021, Florence Parly visited the shipyard of the Rubis-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, Perle (S606) in Cherbourg, which is currently being repaired.
According to information published by the U.S. Navy on April 10, 2021, U.S. Navy USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier successfully completed the largest Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) on time.
According to information published by ELE Times on April 12, 2021, India’s indigenous aircraft carrier 1 (IAC 1) INS Vikrant will soon be getting air defence cover from the long-range surface-to-air missile (LRSAM) system after the Navy started integration work of the missile system onboard INS Vikrant.
According to information released by the MaxDefense Philippines Facebook account, on April 6, 2021, the Philippine Navy has released Frigate Lot 3A - Torpedoes and Countermeasures Acquisition Project for the Jose Rizal-class frigates.
According to a press release published by Northtrop Grumman on April 12, 2021, the U.S. Navy recently awarded the company a $115 million production contract for U.S. Department of the Navy’s Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (DoN LAIRCM) systems. Northrop Grumman was also awarded additional contracts recently including integration, sustainment and support of the DoN LAIRCM systems.
According to information published on April 12, 2021, Rubin unveils the first version of a submersible patrol ship combining the benefits of a submarine and a surface patrol vessel. The concept named the Sentry (Border and Offshore Submersible Sentry, BOSS) is intended for foreign customers.
According to information published by Asia Times on April 10, 2021, it seems Type 022 fast-attack catamarans are now being used in a more expeditionary role, which could have major strategic implications for the South China Sea.
