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April 2019 news
Naval Forces, Defense Industry, Navy Technology, Maritime Security |
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The Russian Navy and the Chinese Navy will hold joint Naval Interaction-2019 exercises in late April - early May, the Russian Defense Ministry recently said in a statement. This annual bilateral drill will be about joint manoeuvring, organization of communication, missile and artillery firing, as well as search and rescue support.
The US Navy has completed developmental testing of the AN/AQS-20C (or Q-20C) towed minehunting sonar, bringing the mine countermeasure system closer to joining the fleet. The system is scheduled to be integrated with its intended tow platform by Fiscal Year 2020.
China is likely to build a variant of its YJ-18 long-range cruise missile that could be fired from shipping containers. This variant would be called the YJ-18C. This new weapon could help China turn its fleet of freighters into potential warships, and commercial ports would then become missile bases.
Two Indian warships, the INS "Kolkata" and the INS "Shakti" are scheduled to take part in the Chinese Navy's 70th anniversary celebrations, which will take place from 21 to 26 April, off the Qingdao's port.
The Russian Navy and the shipbuilding industry began to consider the expansion of Project 11711 big landing ships in 2019. If a positive decision is taken, Yantar Shipyard will lay another two warships in 2019-2020.
China has deployed its latest guided missile destroyer and frigate in the fleet of naval ships participating in anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden and Somalian coast in the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean, The Economic Times reports.
The Indian Navy has initiated the process to acquire six submarines under Project-75, TimesNowNews reports. The tender process has been initiated by the Navy and the initial Expression of Interest has been issued to foreign vendors who wish to take part in this programme.
Writing in Australian Defense Magazine published on April 4, Nigel Pittaway quoted a representative of BAE Systems as saying the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier design was being offered to India. The HMS Queen Elizabeth is in service with the Royal Navy and is said to be the most powerful aircraft carrier after the US Navy's nuclear-powered carriers, the Indian newspaper The Week comments.
Australian marine technology firm AMOG Ventures Pty Limited (AMOG) and French naval technology specialist ECA GROUP have formed a Melbourne-based Joint Venture company to pursue a Royal Australian Navy contract worth up to $100 million.
The Russian industry, suppliers and the Navy are working to obtain engines under the sanctions regime. Russia is eyeing Asian producers instead of western ones. Thus, KAMPO-produced boats of project 23370M were equipped with Korean Doosan diesel engines. They are likely to be installed on Raptor-class export boats of project 03160 designed and produced by Pella Shipyard, Mil.Press FlotProm reported quoting two industry sources.
Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Korolev chaired a meeting in the Admiralty to discuss batch production of diesel-electric submarines of projects 636.3 and 677 for the underwater fleet, the Defense Ministry said.
As announced in early 2018, ECA Group signed a cooperation agreement for subsea robotics services to Oil & Gas companies with a leasing offer of its latest generation A18D AUV creating a new dimension for its AUV Services activity.
Two ships from Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) arrived in Odesa, Ukraine, on 1st April. Canadian frigate HMCS Toronto and Spanish frigate ESPS Santa Maria arrived in Odesa after patrolling in the Black Sea with fellow SNMG2 ships for the last several days. While in Odesa, the ship captains will meet with local military and elected officials, work with Ukrainian Navy personnel and welcome local Ukrainian civilians aboard during scheduled open ship periods.
BAE Systems has received a $41.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to perform routine maintenance and modernization of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23). The Anchorage will undergo 12 months of restorative work at BAE Systems’ shipyard in San Diego. The contract includes options that, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value to $48.4 million.
