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NAVAL NEWS April 2022
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According to information published by Yonhap on April 26, 2022, South Korea approved a project worth 760 billion won (US$606 million) to purchase Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) shipborne missile interceptors, amid North Korea's evolving missile threats.
According to a tweet published by Sea Waves Magazine on April 22, 2022, Spain sent the Roro (troopship) Reina Ysabel to Poland with weapons to support Ukraine.
According to information published by Ekathimerini on April 26, 2022, the Greek Ministry of Defense has decided to spend €500 million to upgrade its four Hydra-Class (MEKO) frigates.
According to information published by Infodefensa on April 25, 2022, the Spanish S-80 Plus-class submarine Isaac Peral will start sea trials in one month.
According to information published by the newspaper website "The Times" on April 23, 2022, the Russian Navy use submarines of Project 877 Paltus (Russian: Па́лтус, meaning "halibut") deployed in the Black Sea to strike targets in Ukraine with Kalibr cruise missiles.
According to information published by Focus Taiwan on April 22, 2022, the Taiwanese Coast Guard receives the second Chiayi-class offshore patrol vessel Hsinchu.
According to a PR published by Austal on April 22, 2022, the firm welcomed the Prime Minister of Australia, The Hon Scott Morrison MP, to the company’s Henderson Western Australia shipyard, where he announced the Department of Defence will order an additional two Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats (ECCPB’s) for the Royal Australian Navy, for $124 million.
According to a video published by the Russian Ministry of Defense on April 22, 2022, a Russian Admiral Grigorovich class (Project 11356R/М) frigate in the Black Sea has fired Kalibr missiles against Ukrainian targets.
According to information published by Global Times on April 22, 2022, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy released a promotional video on China’s aircraft carrier program, which gave a very obvious hint that the country’s third aircraft carrier will be officially revealed soon.
According to information published by Dawn on April 22, 2022, the Pakistan Navy Zulfiquar-class guided missile frigate Shamsheer visited Port Mina Salman, Bahrain, during deployment on a regional maritime security patrol.
According to information published by Global Times on April 22, 2022, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy displayed three of its latest warships that have recently entered service - two Type 055 10,000 ton-class large destroyers and a Type 052D destroyer - prior to its 73rd founding anniversary.
According to information published by the U.S. DoD on April 21, 2022, the U.S. Coast Guard commissioned the USCGC Clarence Sutphin Jr. (WPC 1147), Patrol Forces Southwest Asia's (PATFORSWA) sixth 154-foot Sentinel-class cutter, into service at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City.
According to information published by the Daily Mail on April 20, 2022, the US Navy reportedly sent a P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to have assisted the Ukrainian strikes on the Russian cruiser Moskva.
According to a tweet published by the German Navy on April 21, 2022, the Navy has christened the sixth K130 Braunschweig class corvette Köln during a ceremony in Hamburg.
According to a PR published by Raytheon on April 21, 2022, the U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, an activation, sustainment, and modernization contract for $483 million with options, if exercised, totaling $1.68 billion across five years.
According to information published by Tass on April 21, 2022, four Il-38 and Il-38N antisubmarine aircraft of the combined air regiment in the Russian northeast flew for eight hours over the Pacific Ocean along the eastern coast of Kamchatka.
According to a tweet published by Sajawal Rana on April 20, 2022, a People's Liberation Army Navy's H-6N bomber aircraft have been seen carrying a hypersonic missile.
According to information published by the U.S. Navy on April 21, 2022, the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), assigned to the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in Narvik, Norway for a scheduled port visit.
According to information published by the Indian Navy on April 20, 2022, the sixth and last submarine Kalvari class named Vagsheer was launched at Mazagon Dock, Mumbai.
According to information published by SwissInfo on April 20, 2022, the United Kingdom is looking at ways to supply Brimstone anti-ship missiles to Ukraine.
