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July 2018 news
Naval Forces, Defense Industry, Navy Technology, Maritime Security |
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JFD, the world leading underwater capability provider serving the commercial and defence markets, and part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has successfully completed the first open sea launch, dive and recovery of the deep search and rescue vehicle (DSRV) for the first of two 3rd Generation Submarine Rescue Systems being delivered to the Indian Navy, the company has announced.
The 36th Belgian Navy Days were held at the Zeebrugge naval base on June 30th and July 1st 2018. For two days visitors could board several vessels from the Belgian Navy fleet and other European navies vessels. Navy Recognition had the chance to interview Admiral Wim Robberecht, commander of the Belgian Navy (Marine Component).
The Italian Navy and Fincantieri celebrated held a launch ceremony of the LSS "Vulcano" logistic support ship at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia).on June 24, 2018.
The first picture showing the Russian Navy patrol vessel "Vasily Bykov" underway at speed has finally been released (by a ship spotter in Russia). The Project 22160 is the latest surface combatant for the Russian fleet. The first of class vessel started builder trials on May 8, 2018.
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS has signed a contract worth 700M NOK with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency for JSM test missiles for the integration phase on the F-35.
Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) (and its air wing), is conducting integrated flight operations with French Navy (Marine Nationale) Rafale M aircraft as part of French Air Defense week. French Navy aircraft flew out of Norfolk this spring aboard USS Georges H. W. Bush (CVN 77) as part of a month long deployment.
China launched today two Type 055 guided-missile destroyers at a Shipyard in Dalian, Liaoning province. The two 13,000 tons vessel, which were launched simultaneously, will join the rapidly growing People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy) fleet.
Malakhit Design Bureau has acquired the necessary experience to launch R&D and create an air-independent power plant for a prospective non-nuclear submarine, the annual statement of the enterprise said.
Schiebel effectively demonstrated the exceptional search and rescue as well as maritime surveillance capabilities of the CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) from 21 June to 1 July 2018 to the Belgian Navy.
The D-30 missile system including R-30 Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile, has been accepted for service by the Russian Navy following successful tests, a source in the Russian military-industrial complex told TASS.
Bell Boeing Joint Program Office, Amarillo, Texas, is awarded $4,191,533,822 for modification P00008 to convert the previously awarded V-22 tiltrotor aircraft advance acquisition contract to a fixed-price-incentive-fee multiyear contract. This contract provides for the manufacture and delivery of 39 CMV-22B aircraft for the Navy; 14 MV-22B aircraft for the Marine Corps; one CV-22B for the Air Force; and four MV-22B aircraft for the government of Japan.
Severnaya verf shipyard of the United Shipbuilding Corporation continues batch construction of guided missile frigates of project 22350 and various corvettes, according to the 2017 financial statement published by Corporate Information Disclosure Center.
The Brazilian Navy commissioned its new helicopter carrier Atlântico (A 140) during a ceremony held at the Royal Navy base in Devonport on June 29, 2018.
The Admiral Gorshkov guided missile frigate of project 22350 is undergoing final trials and the decision on its acceptance into service will be made according to the results, President of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) Alexey Rakhmanov said.
