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NAVAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 2022
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Northrop Grumman Corporation’s LITENING advanced targeting pod has successfully completed its first test flights on the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet. The Navy selected LITENING to replace the legacy targeting pods on the F/A-18 fleet in early 2022.
Babcock has secured two further contracts relating to Poland’s frigate programme called Miecznik (Swordfish). The Class Design Contract and the Transfer of Knowledge & Skills (TOKAT) framework agreement respectively support the further development of the programme and the enhancement of shipbuilding capability in Poland to deliver Miecznik to schedule. The two contracts underpin the strong economic and trade relations between the United Kingdom and Poland.
Combat ships of the Pacific Fleet of the naval branches of the Russian Federation and People's Republic of China have repelled mock enemy's air attack by artillery shooting at air targets using organic air defence means.
Type 23 frigates HMS Westminster, HMS Lancaster and HMS Richmond tracked Slava-class cruiser, Marshal Ustinov – the sister ship of the ill-fated Moskva which sunk in the Black Sea in April – and Udaloy-class destroyer, Vice-Admiral Kulakov, plus their tanker Vyazma.
The German air defense frigate will become an integral part of the group, which includes several warships and support ships, with the US 's newest aircraft carrier. The primary task of the "Hessen" will be the association's air defence, so it serves to protect all ships and especially the "Gerald R. Ford" against potential enemy guided missiles, fighter-bombers or bombers. The focus of the coming weeks in the North Atlantic will be multinational operational cooperation and targeted operational training based on various threat scenarios.
Boeing has digitally demonstrated a new open autonomy architecture for MQ-25 that will allow the U.S. Navy to increase mission effectiveness by integrating manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) capability at speed and scale.
According to Daily Sabah, Türkiye’s first armored unmanned surface vessel (AUSV), the first marine craft of the ULAQ project, will be powered by a domestically developed marine diesel engine, the head of the company making the engine said on September 5.
On September 2, anada celebrated another milestone in renewing the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) fleet with the delivery of the third Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS), Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Max Bernays.
Across the Asia Pacific region, nations are investing heavily in coastal surveillance and capabilities to protect their people, assets and interests. Surveillance and patrolling capabilities are upgraded to maintain control of national waters and economic exclusion zones (EEZ). With Thailand’s newest addition to their coastal surveillance capabilities, the Royal Thai Navy, responsible for coast guard operations in Thailand, enters a new league of detecting and tracking of illegal activities in their territorial waters.
Kraken Robotics, Canada’s Ocean Company, announced on September 6 that it has signed a follow-on contract to supply minehunting systems as part of a contract for new Mine Countermeasure Vessels (MCMVs) for a leading NATO navy.
Damen Naval and Rolls-Royce business unit Power Systems have signed a contract to deliver 16 mtu diesel generator sets, for the four new F126 Frigates for the German Navy.
This Monday, September 5, the patrol boat Castor accompanied three Russian ships crossing the Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The Russian fleet was led by the cruiser Marshal Ustinov. Throughout their presence in the Belgian EEZ, the ships were under escort from the Castor.
As reported by Tasnim News Agency, three new military vessels joined the fleet of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy on Monday, September 5, including a patrol combat warship equipped with air defense missiles with a vertical launching system. The IRGC Navy took delivery of the new warships in a ceremony in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Monday.
CAE announced that CAE Australia Pty Ltd. has been awarded the Platforms and Systems Training Contract (PSTC) by the Royal Australian Navy to deliver improved quality, efficiency, modernisation, and remote capability in training.
Environics signed a contract with RMC (Rauma Marine Constructions) worth over 2M€ to supply CBRN Monitoring Systems to four Finnish Navy's Pohjanmaa Class multi-role corvettes, as part of the strategic Squadron 2020 project.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced on September 2 that it has been awarded a contract by US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to continue development and evaluation of tailored configurations of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) as a potential Foreign Military Sale to the French Navy for their next generation aircraft carrier, Porte-Avions Nouvelle Génération (PA NG).
HMS Audacious – Britain’s newest operation nuclear submarine – has completed her second patrol, conducting maritime security operations for the UK and her NATO allies.
According to a PR published by Leonardo DRS on August 30, 2022, the firm announced that it has successfully completed factory acceptance testing and shipment of the first production unit of the main propulsion motor for the U.S. Navy’s new Columbia class submarine. The motor was recently shipped to General Dynamics Electric Boat (EB) for integration into the lead ship of the class.
According to information published by Tass on September 2, 2022, naval aviation, warships, and rescue forces of the Baltic fleet assist running trials of the Ufa and Kronshtadt diesel-electric submarines in the Baltic Sea. They also check electric motion system, sonars, and technical devices.
According to information published by the Brazilian MoD on September 1, 2022, the Brazilian Navy has officially commissioned the Riachuelo-class (Scorpene class) submarine Riachuelo.
