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NAVAL NEWS JANUARY 2023
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According to information published by the US DoD on January 11, 2023, Huntington Ingalls is awarded a $10,516,400 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the DDG 1000 and DDG 1001 modernization period planning with the installation of hypersonic missiles.
According to information published by Tass on January 11, 2023, the Admiral Gorshkov frigate armed with Tsirkon hypersonic missiles trained to repelling an air attack in the Norwegian Sea.
According to a tweet published by Ryan Chan on January 8, 2023, the João Coutinho-class corvette NRP António Enes has tracked the Russian oceanographic research vessel Akademik Aleksandr Karpinskiy.
According to a PR published by Northrop Grumman Corporation on January 10, 2023, the company has successfully demonstrated key components of the company's future Ultra-Lite Electronic Attack (EA) Prototype System.
According to a tweet published by the French MoD on January 10, 2023, the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle makes a port call in Djibouti after crossing the Suez Canal.
According to information published by Defense News on January 5, 2023, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has offered the naval variant of the Barak MX to Colombia to equip the future five frigates of the PES program.
According to information published by Tass on January 10, 2023, the Russian Navy's AS-31 nuclear submarine dubbed Losharik has to complete an overhaul in 2024.
According to information published by Global Times on January 9, 2023, the Pakistan Navy will receive two Type 054A/P (Tughril class) frigates from China in 2023.
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) organized a ceremony in Shanghai for its new landing platform dock from China, Global Times reports. RTN chief of staff Admiral Thaloengsak Sirisawat presided over the ceremony at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding on January 4, Thai newspaper The Nation reported.
The U.S. Department of Defense on January 5 announced that Raytheon Missiles & Defense was awarded a $208,736,138 firm-fixed-price contract for the Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defense System for the Republic of Romania. This contract includes options that, if exercised, would bring its cumulative value to $217,136,549.
According to information published by the US DoD on January 5, 2023, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit.
According to a tweet published by the Thai MoD on January 5, 2022, the Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding launched the future Royal Thay Navy's Type 071 amphibious transport dock HTMS Chang.
According to information published by Global Times on January 5, 2023, China's second aircraft carrier, the Shandong, recently conducted realistic combat-oriented training in the South China Sea, China Central Television (CCTV) reported.
According to a PR published by Smarter Technologies on January 5, 2023, the firm has successfully completed a capability trial at His Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport on behalf of the UK MoD.
According to a PR published by Kongsberg on January 5, 2022, the company has signed a substantial contract with the Commonwealth of Australia for Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) and supporting equipment.
According to information published by Tass on January 4, 2023, Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov armed with Tsirkon hypersonic missiles will go on a trip across the Atlantic and Indian oceans, as well as the Mediterranean Sea, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced during the ceremony of the frigate entering combat service, which was held via video conference. The event was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
According to information published by Defense Studies on January 4, 2022, due to the significant delay in the S26T program, the Royal Thai Navy has requested that the Thai Cabinet build a second frigate from the FY2024 defense budget.
According to information published by Tass on January 4, 2023, South Africa, Russia and China will hold a ten-day naval exercise this February in the Indian Ocean off South Africa’s east coast.
According to information published by the Norwegian MoD on January 4, 2023, the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (Forsvarsmateriell) has signed a contract with Kewatec Aluboat in Finland to provide 12 new tugboats for the Norwegian Armed Forces.
According to a tweet published by Global Times on January 2, 2023, the Chinese Navy's Type 003 aircraft carrier Fujian will focus on tests and sea trials in 2023.
