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April 2020 news
Naval Forces, Defense Industry, Navy Technology, Maritime Security |
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Russian Pella Shipyard in St. Petersburg floated two Raptor-class patrol boats of Project 03160, the Russian Defense Ministry said on April 17, 2020. The Raptor or Project 03160 is a high-speed patrol boat designed and built by Russian Open JSC Pella Shipyard based in Leningrad, Russia.
General Dynamics Electric Boat Friday, April 17, 2020, delivered the nuclear-powered attack submarine Vermont (SSN 792) to the U.S. Navy. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD). Vermont Virginia-class is a nuclear-powered cruise missile fast-attack submarines, currently in the military service in the United States Navy.
The Australian Defence has issued a request for information (RFI) on AusTender to gain an appreciation of Australian industry capabilities to design, manufacture and sustain military sea boats.
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division recently started fabrication of the U.S. Navy’s newest San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock Harrisburg (LPD 30). The start of fabrication signifies that the first 100 tons of steel have been cut.
British sailors, submariners and naval aviators are pitting themselves against each other off Scotland to pick commanders for the UK’s ultimate military mission. Frigate HMS Sutherland and her Merlin helicopter plus one submarine are committed to Perisher – the demanding course which determines whether prospective commanders have the ‘right stuff’. Those who pass the assessment will go on to command submarines carrying the nation’s nuclear deterrent – or the hunter-killer submarines used to protect them from hostile threats.
Textron is awarded a $386,280,994 fixed-price-incentive-firm-target and firm-fixed-price modification to a definitized, previously-awarded letter contract (N00024-17-C-2480) for the construction of landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) 100 Class Craft 109 through 123. Work will be performed in New Orleans, Louisiana (80%); Camden, New Jersey (8%); Cincinnati, Ohio (8%); and Gloucester, United Kingdom (4%).
Royal Navy aviators have completed vital reconnaissance sorties over Bermuda after support ship RFA Argus arrived in the Caribbean ahead of hurricane season.
The Russian Pacific fleet held large-scale maneuvers of the surface forces. They trained integration of the latest controls, arms and electronic warfare and the inclusion of the latest warships into a single command system. The Izvestia daily writes how the fleet capabilities will change in the Pacific Ocean and about the role of the fleet in the strategic direction.
Two U.S. 6th Fleet Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) destroyers and a P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft are currently operating on three different major European Seas.
According to news published on the Facebook account of ROK armed forces, April 14, 2020, the Republic of Korea Navy's 4th Yangyang-class minesweeper ROKS Namhae (MSH-575) was recently launched by Kangnam Corporation shipyard.
A Buyan-class corvette of project 21630 will debut at the main Navy parade in the summer of 2020. The warship of the Caspian flotilla is identical to Buyan-M-class project 21631 but carries no missiles. Experts said the navigation from the Caspian to the Baltic Sea will be a major test for the warship. In the future, such sorties will quickly create missile groups in strategic directions, the Izvestia daily writes.
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Morocco of 10 AGM-84L Harpoon Block II Air-Launched missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $62 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on 14 April.
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) concluded its first-ever Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) carrier qualifications (CQ) for Naval aviators while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, April 4. “For the first time ever, this ship conducted carrier qualifications for two fleet replacement squadrons and generated readiness for the fleet,” said Capt. J. J. Cummings, USS Gerald Ford’s commanding officer.
Kongsberg Maritime AS, Sensor & Robotics is celebrating the signing of a contract with Saab that will see Kongsberg delivering its market-leading Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and diver detection sonars for the Pohjanmaa-class corvettes currently being developed by the Finnish Navy under its Squadron 2020 project.
The CH-53K King Stallion aced an air-to-air refueling test last week, successfully demonstrating long-range logistics support capabilities for the U.S. Marine Corps. The 4.5 hour test was accomplished over the Chesapeake Bay with a KC-130J aerial refueling (AR) tanker.
Israeli Company Elbit Systems Ltd. announced on April 14, 2020, the successful integration of the Towed Reelable Active Passive Sonar (TRAPS) for Unmanned Surface Vessels (TRAPS-USV) onboard the Company’s Seagull USV. The sea trials included multiple deployment and recovery cycles, towing at different speeds and transmission at various power levels.
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of India of 16 MK 54 All Up Round Lightweight Torpedoes (LWT); 3 MK 54 Exercise Torpedoes (MK 54 LWT Kit procurement required); and related equipment for an estimated cost of $63 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on 13 April.
United States Marine Inc., Gulfport, Mississippi, was awarded on April 13, 2020, a $108,000,000 maximum indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity delivery order contract (H92405-20-D-0002) with a five-year ordering period in support of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for the production of Combatant Craft Assault.
Leonardo DRS has secured a potential five-year, $462.2M contract from the U.S. Navy to produce console, display and peripheral equipment for the branch's future surface ship combat systems. U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command is the contracting activity and received one offer for the firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost-only contract.
Officially announced only on April 13, Russian Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu confirmed at the ministry’s conference call on March 3 that the delivery of the Knyaz Vladimir nuclear-powered submarine was planned for this year.
