June 2018 news

Naval Forces, Defense Industry, Navy Technology, Maritime Security

GE Pitching LM2500 Gas Turbine for Canada’s Surface Combatant Program

: Posted On Tuesday, 05 June 2018 09:23

GE Aviation’s marine gas turbines are the ideal solution for the Royal Canadian Navy’s next generation surface combatant program, GE Marine reported during the CANSEC 2018 trade exhibition.

Second Project 22100 Okean-class patrol craft launched for Russian Coast Guard

: Posted On Monday, 04 June 2018 17:23

A launch ceremony was held at the Gorky shipyard in Zelenodolsk to float the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky second serial coast guard ship of project 22100, the shipyard said.

Thales BAE Systems & CGI to offer EW Force Protection to the Royal Navy

: Posted On Monday, 04 June 2018 14:28

Thales, BAE Systems and CGI have announced a strategic teaming agreement that will see the three companies bring together their collective expertise and proven UK industrial capability in Electronic Warfare, in order to respond to the opportunity to partner the UK Ministry of Defence for the second phase of the UK Royal Navy’s Maritime Electronic Warfare Programme (MEWP).

Two More Type 054A Frigates from China for Pakistan Navy

: Posted On Monday, 04 June 2018 10:48

A contract for the acquisition of two additional Type 054A Frigates for Pakistan Navy was signed with M/s China Shipbuilding Trading Company Ltd (CSTC), at Ministry of Defence Production, Rawalpindi. Pakistan's deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Operations), Rear Admiral Faisal Rasul Lodhi was present on the occasion.

MQ-4C Triton High Altitude Long Endurance UAS Joins U.S. Navy Fleet

: Posted On Monday, 04 June 2018 09:39

Northrop Grumman Corp. joined the U.S. Navy in officially welcoming the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system to the fleet with a ceremony on May 31 to celebrate the commencement of flight operations.

Buyan-M Corvette Vyshny Volochyok Joins Russia's Black Sea Fleet

: Posted On Saturday, 02 June 2018 10:52

The ‘Vyshny Volochyok’ Project 21631 guided missile corvette (NATO reporting name: Buyan-M) has officially joined the Black Sea Fleet (ChF) of the Russian Navy, according to a ChF spokesperson Captain 1st rank Roman Trukachyov.

Saab-Damen Unveiled their Walrus-class Submarine Replacement Design

: Posted On Friday, 01 June 2018 15:19

In an exclusive interview with the Dutch newspaper ‘Telegraaf’ on June 1st, the foremen of Saab and Damen showed an initial sketch of the new submarine, which they intend to offer to the Netherlands Defence organisation.

Hellenic Navy: RFI for the procurement of heavyweight torpedoes

: Posted On Friday, 01 June 2018 09:53

The Hellenic Navy issued on the 25th of May a request for information for the procurement of heavyweight torpedoes for its Type 214 and the upgraded Type 209 AIP «Okeanos» submarines, as well as the engineering work required for their integration with the ISUS 90-15 and ISUS 90-46 combat management systems. The information provided will be used to define the technical specifications of the tender.

Singapore and India Reaffirm Navy Cooperation

: Posted On Friday, 01 June 2018 09:28

Prime Minister (PM) Lee Hsien Loong and Indian PM Narendra Modi witnessed the exchange of a new Implementing Arrangement (IA) between the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Indian Navy (IN) at the Istana today. Titled "Implementing Arrangement between the Republic of Singapore Navy and the Indian Navy Concerning Mutual Coordination, Logistics and Services Support", the IA was exchanged between Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen and Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.

U.S. Navy Selects Raytheon & Kongsberg NSM for Over-The-Horizon Weapon System

: Posted On Friday, 01 June 2018 08:48

The winner of the U.S. Navy Over-The-Horizon Weapon System (OTH WS) competition is the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) by Raytheon and its Norwegian partner Kongsberg. The information came out last night in the U.S. Department of Defense Contract Announcements.

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