NAVAL NEWS JANUARY 2022

Navy Forces Naval Maritime Defense Security Industry


According to a PR published by LIG Nex1 on January 2021, the company has successfully completed the project for developing the Haegeom-2 (Sea Sword) unmanned surface vehicles (hybrid platform integration and operation control technologies for real-time underwater reconnaissance and surveillance) that has been implemented for about three years from 2018 to this year.

According to a PR published by Elbit Systems on January 12, 2022, the firm announced that following a competitive tender process, its Swedish subsidiary, Elbit Systems Sweden AB., was awarded a contract from the Swedish Defence Material Administration (“FMV”) to supply the Albatross Combat Management Systems (CMS) for the Royal Swedish Navy.

According to a press release published by Ultra on January 12, 2021, the company is pleased to announce, in partnership with Mahindra Defence Systems Limited, the award of the Integrated Anti-Submarine Warfare Defence Suite (IADS) programme for selected frontline warships of the Indian Navy.

According to information published by the Global Times on January 10, 2021, the Lhasa, the second Type 055 10,000 ton-class large destroyer of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, has been holding intensive maritime drills since the start of 2022. The warship has formed operational capability and is expected to join important missions this year.

According to information published by the U.S. DoD on January 10, 2022, the U.S. Navy in concert with Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon Missiles & Defense recently achieved Aegis Light Off (ALO) on the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), the Navy’s first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer.

Page 5 of 8