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NAVAL NEWS MAY 2023
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According to a PR published by Hensoldt on May 4, 2023, as part of the modernization of the Indonesian Navy’s Minehunters (Pulau Rengat class), HENSOLDT Nexeya France has been awarded a multi-million Euro contract from the Indonesian shipyard integrator NOAHTU.
According to a tweet published by WarshipCam on May 4, 2023, the French DGSE (Directorate-General for External Security) diving support vessel Alize has left Toulon for an unknown destination.
According to information published by Global Times on April 23, 2023, the aircraft carrier has successfully carried out propulsion and mooring tests prior to its upcoming maiden voyage. To complete the propulsion test, the Fujian will leave dock and conduct a navigation test out in the sea.
According to a PR published by Saab on May 4, 2023, Saab is handing the signal intelligence gathering vessel HSwMS Artemis over to the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, FMV.
According to a tweet published by Piriou on May 2, 2023, the French company has launched the third OPV 58 S deep-sea patrol vessel Cayor for the Senegalese Navy.
According to a tweet published by The Lookout on May 3, 2023, several Russian ships are reportedly in the North Sea without an official explanation from the authorities.
From May 3 to 5, 2023, Rheinmetall is presenting the "Total Ship Trainer" at IMDEX Asia trade fair in Singapore. This system is a fully networked and integrated solution for realistic land-based training of complete ship crews.
According to information published by the Indian government on May 3, 2023, the Ministry of Defence intends to procure 20 Remotely Manned Fast Interceptor Crafts Indigenous (RMFIC-I) for the Indian Navy.
According to information published by the US DoD on May 3, 2023, the Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi was seized by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) while transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
According to information published by the US DoD on May 3, 2023, the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Latvia of Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defense System and related equipment for an estimated cost of $110 million.
According to information published by the US DoD on May 3, 2023, the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) mine countermeasures mission package (MCM MP) and AN/AQS-20 Sonar Mine Detection Sets achieved initial operational capability (IOC).
According to information published by Tass on April 27, 2023, the Admiralty Shipyard (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) floated out the Project 636.3 fifth diesel-electric submarine Mozhaisk built for the Russian Pacific Fleet.
According to a PR published by Irving Shipbuilding on May 3, 2023, the Halifax Shipyard in Nova Scotia held the official Naming Ceremony for the upcoming HMCS William Hall, which will be the fourth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) for the Royal Canadian Navy.
According to information published by the Singapore Mindef on May 2, 2023, the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Indian Navy (IN) are co-hosting the ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise (AIME).
According to information published by the Royal Navy on May 2, 2023, sailors and Royal Marines on HMS Lancaster have helped hundreds of civilians flee war-torn Sudan, assisting their escape through the country’s main port.
According to information published by Dagbladet Information on April 27, 2023, Denmark confirms the presence of the Russian Kashtan-class rescue ship SS-750 carrying the mini-submarine AS-26 before the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage.
According to a tweet published by Global Defense Insight on April 28, 2023, Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW) will launch the 4th Milgem class guided missile corvette at the end of the month.
According to information published by the Indonesian MoD on April 30, 2023, the Martadinata class frigate KRI Raden Eddy Martadinata successfully conducted a firing of the VL MICA missile with the SCRAB II drone as the target in the waters north of Bali Island as part of the Glagaspur conducted by the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL).
According to information published by the US DoD on May 1, 2023, Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. has been awarded a contract worth $16,555,982 to provide engineering services for the redesign of the MQ-4C Triton aircraft Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Airborne Recorder (BAR), the BAR ground station, and the test aircraft radar BAR.
