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General Dynamics has been contracted for work on the second of seven Dreadnought-class submarines for Britain. The Dreadnought-class, seen in an artist's rendering, is set to replace Britain's Vanguard-class of nuclear submarines.
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August 2019 news
Naval Forces, Defense Industry, Navy Technology, Maritime Security |
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General Dynamics has been contracted for work on the second of seven Dreadnought-class submarines for Britain. The Dreadnought-class, seen in an artist's rendering, is set to replace Britain's Vanguard-class of nuclear submarines.
The Bolivian Navy held a public ceremony August 15 inaugurating the incorporation of two new Type 928 YC patrol vessels acquired from the People's Republic of China.
According to the British Website Newspaper "The Telegraph", consortium led by defense supplier Babcock is set to be named as the preferred bidder for a £1.3bn contract to build a new fleet of Type 31e frigates for the Royal British Navy.
The HMS Defender (D36) Type 45 guided-missile destroyer will join the British Royal Navy’s efforts to support the safe passage of shipping in the Middle East. This deployment will ensure that the UK has the flexibility to continually commit a vessel to the international mission.
The USNS Puerto Rico (EPF 11), successfully completed the first integrated sea trials for an Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) ship August 22, 2019. The ship returned to the Austal USA shipyard following two days underway in the Gulf of Mexico.
According a news published one the "Rappler" website, Philippines will order two brand new Pohang-class corvette warships from South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), while the South Korean government plans to donate two Pohang-class corvettes of its navy’s existing ones, said Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines, Delfin Lorenzana.
The Russian Navy will receive six submarines, including four nuclear-powered subs in 2020 for the first time over the past 28 years. In 1992, The Russian has received the same number of submarines. Since 2013, new submarines have been regularly arriving for the Russian Navy. In 2014, four submarines have joined the Russian Navy.
A South Korean defense manufacturer has won the contract for the Philippine Navy’s Del Pilar Class Frigate Upgrade Project to beef up the ship’s electronic capabilities and patrolling operations, the Department of National Defense said on Friday, August 16, 2019.
Sri Lanka President and Commander-In-Chief of the armed forces Maithripala Sirisena commissioned the Offshore Patrol Vessel P625 on Thursday, August 22, 2019, gifted to the Sri Lanka Navy from China as SLNS Parakramabahu.
China on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, launched a world-leading unmanned warship, with its developer claiming the vessel is combat-ready. The unmanned surface vessel called 'JARI'. CSOC is the export arm of Chinese shipbuilding group China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC).
The US Navy has selected Lockheed Martin as the next Ship Self Defence System (SSDS) Combat System Engineering Agent (CSEA) to support the protection of major surface warships, including aircraft carriers and large deck amphibious warfare ships.
People Liberation Army’s first Simulation Training System for Maritime Medical Rescue has been successfully developed recently. The system has been developed by the Sixth Medical Center of the PLA General Hospital with a number of units.
General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) held a keel-laying ceremony for future USS Iowa (SSN 797), the 24th unit in the US Navy’s Virginia-class of nuclear-powered attack submarines. The ceremony took place at General Dynamics Electric Boat Quonset Point facility on August 20, 2019.
The UK Government have again confirmed that aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales will enter Royal Navy service. The HMS is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier under construction for the Royal Navy, which will be commissioned in 2020.
Fincantieri Marinette Marine and Vigor (Team RB-M) announced the deliveries of two additional Response Boat-Mediums (RB-Ms) to the U.S. Coast Guard. These boats are part of an approved foreign military sale to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan through the Department of Homeland Security.
The Philippine Navy welcomed its most powerful warship yet, the Pohang-class corvette BRP Conrado Yap (PS-39), with an official ceremony at the Manila South Harbor on Tuesday, August 20.
Australia Navy will join the US-led mission to protect shipping through the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions with Iran, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Wednesday.
The Project 20385 missile corvette Gremyashchiy has left the fitting-out quay of the Severnaya Shipyard in northwest Russia and headed for the Baltic Sea to complete the shipbuilders’ trials, on Tuesday.
The Lithuanian Navy has been conducting tests of communication technologies in the Baltic Sea, allowing real-time maritime surveillance by using drones moving above and under water as well as in the air, the country's Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday (20/08/2019).
On Monday, the guided-missile destroyer Xi'an (Hull 153) attached to the 32nd escort taskforce of the Chinese PLA Navy conducted a joint exercise with the Egyptian navy ship Arafat on the waters of the north of Alexandria.