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According to information published by Taiwan News on December 17, 2021, the Republic of China (Taiwan) Navy took delivery of its third (FMLB-3) and fourth (FMLB-5) indigenous fast mine-laying ship at Suao Port in Yilan.
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NAVAL NEWS December 2021
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According to information published by Taiwan News on December 17, 2021, the Republic of China (Taiwan) Navy took delivery of its third (FMLB-3) and fourth (FMLB-5) indigenous fast mine-laying ship at Suao Port in Yilan.
According to information published by Tass on December 17, 2021, the Black Sea Fleet’s small anti-submarine warfare Grisha-class corvettes Suzdalets and Kasimov deployed to the sea for artillery firings, the Fleet’s press office reported.
According to information published by Militarnyi on December 17, 2021, another Turkish-made Ada-class corvette for the Ukrainian Naval Forces will be laid down in 2023.
According to a press release published by Naval Group on December 17, 2021, Naval Group laid the keel of the first defence and intervention frigate ordered by the French defence procurement agency (DGA) and destined to the French Navy.
According to information published by the Australian Ministry of Defense on December 16, 2021, Arafura class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), NUSHIP Arafura, was launched at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia – the first in a fleet of 12 OPVs being built for the Royal Australian Navy to replace the Armidale and Cape class patrol boats.
According to information published by the U.S Navy on December 15, 2021, amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) conducted a high-energy laser weapon system demonstration while sailing in the Gulf of Aden.
According to a press release published by Saab on December 16, 2021, the company has received an order from the Swedish Defence Material Organisation (FMV) for the next phase of the life extension program of Torpedo 62. The order value is SEK 145 million and deliveries will take place by the end of 2023.
According to information published by the U.S. Department of Defense on December 15, 2021, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) launched and recovered an F-35C Lightning II aircraft for the first time.
According to information published by the U.S. DoD on December 14, 2021, Commander of U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area Vice Adm. Steven Poulin and the Commandant of the Hellenic Coast Guard Vice Adm. Theodoros Kliaris signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Hellenic coast guards.
According to information published by Business World on December 15, 2021, France is set to putting an offer for the Barracuda nuclear attack submarine on the table during the visit of French Defence Minister Florence Parly to India.
According to information published by Al Arabiya on December 15, 2021, the German Brandenburg-class frigate Bayern sailed into the South China Sea for the first time in almost 20 years.
According to information published by the U.S. Department of Defense on December 14, 2021, Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $269,034,300 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract N0002421C5408 in support of the fiscal 2021-2023 Evolved Seasparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2 full-rate production requirements.
According to information published by the Philippine Navy on December 15, 2021, the Philippine Fleet (PF) through Sealift Amphibious Force (SAF) Christened and Commissioned BRP Mamanwa (LC294), former Mulgae Class LCU 70 of the Republic of Korea at Captain Salvo Pier, Naval Base Heracleo Alano.
According to a tweet published by 彩云香江 on December 15, 2021, People's Liberation Army Navy's third Type 075 Landing Helicopter Dock (Yushen-class landing helicopter assault) conducts new sea trials.
According to information published by Tass on December 15, 2021, the Russian Pacific Fleet’s Marshal Shaposhnikov destroyer has launched an Otvet advanced anti-submarine missile, which successfully hit an underwater target, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
According to a press release published by Naval Group on December 14, 2021, the European consortium led by Naval Group Belgium kicked off the MIne RIsk CLearance for Europe (MIRICLE) project for which it was selected in July 2021 by the European Commission and approved by the Member States.
According to a press release published by MBDA on December 14, 2021, MBDA’s new Marte ER anti-ship missile successfully completed its final test firing at the end of November.
According to information published by the Indian government on December 13, 2021, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) developed a supersonic missile-assisted torpedo system that was successfully launched from Wheeler Island in Odisha.
According to information published by the U.S. Navy on December 13, 2021, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) began operationally testing a new unmanned surface vessel (USV) in the Gulf of Aqaba as part of an initiative to integrate new unmanned systems and artificial intelligence into U.S. 5th Fleet operations.
According to information published by Tass on December 14, 2021, the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s forces are tracking the French Aquitaine-class frigate Auvergne that has entered the Black Sea, Russia’s National Defense Control Center reported.