This annual naval exercise in the Black Sea coast will involve 27 vessels, 9 aircraft, and 2,413 sailors from ten countries (Bulgaria, Belgium, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Spain, Romania, US, Turkey, and France).
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July 2020 news
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This annual naval exercise in the Black Sea coast will involve 27 vessels, 9 aircraft, and 2,413 sailors from ten countries (Bulgaria, Belgium, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Spain, Romania, US, Turkey, and France).
The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Anzac Class frigate, HMAS Ballarat, and an S-100 Camcopter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) have conducted flight trials.
According to information released by the Defense Aviation Post website on July 19, 2020, the Indian Navy plans to receive a new twin-engine aircraft carrier jet designed by the local company Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) to replace the Russian-made MiG-29K.
According to a Tweet released by the Pakistan Navy, the first Yarmook-class corvette was inducted on July 13, 2020, during an official ceremony at PN (Pakistan Navy) Dockyard, Khi. The Chief Guest, CNS Adm Zafar Mahmood Abbasi termed the induction as an imp milestone for PN & said that PNS YARMOOK will act as a force multiplier to safeguard maritime interests of Pakistan.
According to information released by the Thales Group website on July 16, 2020, Thales has announced the success of the first configuration conducted under real operational conditions with the complete system developed for the Franco-British MMCM (Maritime Mine Counter Measures) program launched in 2010 and awarded to the Group in 2015. This maiden mission was organized off the coast of Brest at the end of June 2020 in the presence of officials from both nations.
According to information released by the U.S. Coast Guard on July 15, 2020, U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class Cutter Harold Miller was commissioned at Sector Field Office Galveston, Texas, July 15, 2020. The crew of the Harold Miller will have a patrol area encompassing 900 miles of coastline for the Coast Guard’s Eighth District, from Carrabelle, Florida, to Brownsville, Texas.
The US Navy's Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group continues South China Sea operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, July 17.
The first serial Project 955A (Borei-A) strategic nuclear-powered missile-carrying submarine Knyaz Oleg was floated out on Thursday, the Sevmash shipbuilding plant’s press service said.
The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during a ceremony in Pascagoula, Mississippi on July 15 2020. Due to public health and safety restrictions on large public gatherings, the Navy commissioned the USS Tripoli administratively and the ship transitioned to normal operations.
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy 's first Type 075 amphibious assault ship, will soon make its maiden voyage, Chinese media reported on July 14 2020, at a time when Taiwan island is holding its annual Han Kuang exercises.
According to reports from the British media, the Royal Navy’s brand new £3 billion aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth will be deployed to the South China Sea to take part in military drills with the US Navy and Japan Maritime Self Defense Forces.
According to information released by the Jerusalem Post Website on July 12, 2020, Philippine Navy shows interest to acquire eight Shaldag-class fast patrol boats to replace its medium-sized patrol crafts that have been in use since the mid-1990s.
The US Navy issued sources sought notice on July 10 to find businesses that can potentially design, manufacture, assemble, test and deliver the upgraded COBRA Block II mine detection system.
Russian Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard began building the body of a new Alexandrite-class minesweeper of project 12700, the enterprise said.
The Netherlands Defence Materiel Organisation and Thales signed a contract for the delivery of an NS100 radar, seven Scout Mk3 radars and an IFF system.
According to some pictures released on the Chinese social media Weibo, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is preparing to deploy a new, stealthy, heavily armed high-tech class of Type 055 destroyer intended to offer sea attack, air defenses and wartime support to carrier strike groups.
Russian shipyards will hold a single day of laying down new ships and submarines on July 16, a source in the defense industry told TASS on Tuesday.
The US Navy on July 13, 2020, awarded a $34,999,948 contract to L3 Harris Technologies, Inc. for the development of a single Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV) prototype, with options to procure up to eight additional MUSVs. The award follows a full and open competitive procurement process.
According to information released by the Russian Press Agency TASS on July 13, 2020, the Russian Navy Pacific Fleet’s upgraded Project 1155M frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov has gone to the Sea of Japan for its running sea trials, the Russian Defense Ministry’s press office said.
According to information published by the British Air Force on July 13, 2020, the British Royal Air Force's newest anti-submarine aircraft P-8 POSEIDON MRA1 has participated in a multi-national NATO training exercise for the first time since arriving in the UK in February 2020. The Boeing P-8 is truly a multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft, excelling at anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface warfare; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and search and rescue.