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NAVAL NEWS JUNE 2021
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According to a press release published by Northrop Grumman on June 11, 2021, the firm has delivered the AN/SLQ-32(V)7 Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 3 Engineering and Development Model (EDM) to the U.S. Navy for land-based testing. The official transfer was marked at an event with company and Navy program officials at Northrop Grumman’s systems integration facility in Baltimore, Maryland.
According to information released by the Iranian Press Agency FARS News on June 11, 2021, Sahand destroyer and Makran ship from the Iranian Navy, left Iran for the Atlantic Ocean for the first time without mooring in other countries' ports, Deputy Army Commander for Coordination Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said.
According to pictures published by the United States Department of Defense (DoD), U.S. Navy Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) Detachment 2A has conducted Deck Landing Qualifications (DLQs) with MH-53 Sea Dragon on USS Germantown (LSD 42) amphibious dock landing ship.
According to information published on Twitter, June 13, 2021, Moudge or Mowj-class frigate "Dena" has officially joined the Iranian Navy. Currently, three frigates of this class are in service with the Iranian navy and three more ships are under construction.
According to information published by the British Royal Navy website on June 8, 2021, the British Royal Navy is set to be involved in Europe’s first maritime operations and training centre for robotic vehicles. Joined by Seabot XR and the UK National Oceanography Centre (NOC), the facility will future-proof training for civilian and military vessel operations.
According to information released on June 10, 2021, Rolls-Royce showcases future naval power and propulsion capabilities at the South Korean International Maritime Defence exhibition, MADEX 2021.
According to information published by the Brazilian Newspaper website "The Rio Times" on June 11, 2021, the Brazilian Navy will be reinforced by four new submarines as well as Tamandaré-class frigates by 2022.
According to information published by the U.S. Department of Defense on June 4, 2021, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) and U.S. Air Forces Central (AFCENT) conducted multiple simultaneous, joint air operations in support of maritime surface warfare (AOMSW) exercises with United Arab Emirates (UAE) Coast Guard and Joint Aviation Command (JAC), and Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) in the Persian Gulf.
According to information published by J-Wire on June 10, 2021, the Israeli Navy held a special ceremony welcoming the arrival of the SA'AR 6-class corvette INS Oz at the port of Haifa, attended by the Minister of Defence Benny Gantz.
According to information published by the Philippine newspaper on June 10, 2021, the Philippine Navy plans looks to deploy its BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151), a Jose Rizal-class guided missile frigate for an operational mission.
According to information published by US States Pacific Fleet on June 10, 2021, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) rendezvoused with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) to conduct operations in the South China Sea that continued until June 11.
According to information released by the British Navy on June 9, 2021, the stealth fighter F-35 Lightning touched down for the first time on the deck of the second of Britain’s new d Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, HMS Prince of Wales (R09).
According to information released on June 10, 2021, during MADEX International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition 2021 that takes place in Busan, South Korea, Italian company Fincantieri has signed a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to support the Conceptual Design of the new class of aircraft carriers “CVX” for the Navy of the Republic of Korea (South Korea).
The first operational TH-73A helicopter was presented to the U.S. Navy on June 10 during a ceremony at the AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corporation (Leonardo) plant in Philadelphia.
ECA GROUP on June 10, 2021, announces the fulfillment of the first milestone within the modernization program of 3 mine countermeasures vessels belonging to the Latvian Navy, 8 months after winning the contract for the modernization of the Navy's MCM capabilities. This first milestone consists of disassembling the legacy equipment of mine countermeasures vessels. Following this successful phase, and the Critical Design Review of ship architecture, teams will begin installing the new, upgraded equipment in October 2021.
According to information published by the Greek City Times website on June 10, 2021, the Greek Ministry of Defense has shortlisted six countries for evaluating proposals for the acquisition of four new frigates for the Hellenic Navy.
According to information released on June 10, 2021, Italian company Fincantieri, one of the most important shipbuilding groups in the world, and the Ministry of Defense of Indonesia have signed a contract for the supply of 6 FREMM class frigates, the modernization and sale of 2 Maestrale class frigates, and the related logistical support. There may be a collaboration between PT-PAL Shipyard in Java Island and Fincantieri.
At MADEX 2021, International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition in South Korea, French company Lacroix introduces its latest generation of Sealem-Sealir ammunition and presents the associated decoy launching system SYLENA.
At MADEX 2021, International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition, South Korean company Hanwha Defense presents its new technology lithium-ion battery that will be used on the new 3,000-ton class attack submarine code-named KSS-III Batch-2 to enter service by 2026.
According to information received by the South Korean company Hanwha Defense, at the International Maritime Defense Industry MADEX 2021 which takes place in South Korea’s port city of Busan, Hanwha Defense promotes its KVLS or Korean Vertical Launch System.
