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NAVAL NEWS MAY 2021
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According to a press release published by Aerovironment on May 3, 2021, the firm in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), announced it was awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract on March 31, 2021, by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for $26,120,810 with $7,159,036 funded upon receipt. The contract includes the delivery and integration of Switchblade® 600 tactical missile systems into specialized maritime platforms, scheduled to be completed by January 2023.
According to a statement published by the Italian Navy on April 30, 2021, the Cavour aircraft carrier returned to Taranto at the Mar Grande naval station in Italy after three months of deployment for the Ready for Operations (RFO) Campaign.
According to information published by the British Navy on May 1, 2021, Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has set sail from Portsmouth as the UK Carrier Strike Group prepares to join allied forces for its largest and most demanding exercise to date.
According to information published by BAE Systems on May 1, 2021, the aft block of HMS GLASGOW, the first City Class Type 26 frigate being built for the Royal Navy, has been rolled out of the build hall to join the forward block at our BAE Systems shipyard on the River Clyde.
According to a statement published by the Pakistani embassy in Turkey on April 31, 2021, the keel laying of the third MILGEM Class Corvette being constructed for the Pakistan Navy was held at Istanbul Naval Shipyard (INSY), Turkey.
According to information published by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) on April 30, 2021, the U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of India of six P-8I Patrol aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.42 billion.
According to a picture released on the Twitter account of TN Forces, the Tunisian navy has taken delivery of its new local-made Istiklal-class patrol boat El Jem (P213) manufactured by the company Societe de Construction Industrielle et Navale (SCIN) in collaboration with the Tunisian Ministry of Defense.
According to information published by the Indonesian company PT Pindad, on April 28, 2021, the company has officially launched the Tank Boat to undergone the first trials in the water. The boat will be used to conduct sea, river, and coastal operations.
