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The second serial-produced Project 22350 frigate Admiral Golovko has been prepared for the launch, a source in the shipbuilding industry told TASS.
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May 2020 news
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The second serial-produced Project 22350 frigate Admiral Golovko has been prepared for the launch, a source in the shipbuilding industry told TASS.
The sea trials of the Suffren, the first Barracuda-class nuclear attack submarine, go on with first helicopter hoist training. They will enable the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) and the French Navy to test the performances of the submarine at sea before her delivery later this year. A total of six Barracuda-class vessels will be added to the French Navy’s fleet by 2030.
The U.S. Navy, with support from Northrop Grumman Corporation, commenced flight testing of the MQ-8C Fire Scout Unmanned Aeris system (UAS) equipped with the Leonardo AN/ZPY-8 radar. The MQ-8C Fire Scout is an unmanned helicopter developed by Northrop Grumman for use by the United States Navy.
On May 8, 2020, U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Boise (SSN 764) arrived at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division in Newport News, Virginia in preparation for the submarine’s engineered overhaul (EOH).
British Royal Navy HMS Kent, a Type 23 Duke class frigate has left the Barents Sea on May 8, 2020, after seven days of cold-weather operations in the icy waters of the Arctic Circle. The ship has been working as part of a combined US and UK task group, practising further integration with our allies and proving her ability to operate at sea in sub-zero temperatures hundreds of miles inside the Arctic Circle.
U.S. and UK Royal Navy mine countermeasures and surface assets are conducting Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2020 (MCMEX 20-3) in the Arabian Gulf April-May. The pre-planned exercise was conducted with U.S. MCMs and UK MCMVs, as well as Royal Navy Type-23 frigates with their embarked Wildcat helicopters.
U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers and a British Royal Navy frigate departed the Barents Sea May 8, following seven days of Arctic operations. As the Arctic continues to become more accessible to maritime traffic, naval proficiency in the region is critical to regional security, global commerce, and American national interests. The SAG’s operations provided the opportunity for Sailors to demonstrate their readiness for sustained Arctic operations in the unique and challenging environment.
On May 8, 2020, AAI Corp., doing business as Textron Systems, Hunt Valley, Maryland, is awarded a $20,720,170 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract for engineering and technical services for the U.S. Navy Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) and Unmanned Surface Vehicle program.
The Odintsovo Karakurt-class corvette of project 22800 has been armed with Pantsir-M antiaircraft missile gun. In late April, the warship began degaussing by a project 130 vessel, according to a Russian industry source. The corvette will be used to perform anti-surface and anti-air warfare, as well as coastal surveillance missions in littoral zones.
The Russian Navy Khabarovsk nuclear submarine of Project 09851, which is the second carrier of Poseidon unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), is likely to be floated in late June, according to Russian defense industry source. According to a Russian defense industry source, the Project 09852 submarine will be able to carry up to six Poseidon UUVs
Israeli Company Elbit Systems introduces a unique life saving capability to its Hermes 900 Maritime Patrol Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Integrating detection and identification capabilities, onboard inflated life-rafts, and precision dispatch capability enables the UAS to perform long-range maritime Search and Rescue (SaR) missions. Such a configured Hermes 900 Maritime Patrol UAS was recently delivered to an undisclosed customer in South-East Asia.
VT Group has received a potential five-year, $105M contract from the U.S. Navy to provide research, development, test and evaluation support for the presidential helicopter fleet.
On May 6, 2020, the flagship of the Italian Navy, the light aircraft carrier Cavour (550) left the Taranto naval base for sea trials after modernization works, which took place from December 2018.
On Monday, 27th April, Damen Yichang Shipyard in China hosted a steel cutting ceremony with a difference. As a result of safety measures surrounding the global COVID-19 outbreak, the occasion of first steel cut for a Damen RoPax Ferry 6716 for the Government of Timor-Leste was marked by a digital gathering.
Since Monday May 4, 2020, the French anti-aircraft frigate Jean Bart has been engaged in the framework of the European Union operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI. Launched on April 1, 2020, the main objective of this prevention mission is to contribute to the implementation of the 2016 United Nations resolution on the arms embargo on Libya (UNSCR 2292).
The Project 11711 large amphibious assault ship Pyotr Morgunov will resume sea trials no sooner than the second half of May, a source in the shipbuilding industry told TASS on Wednesday.
In December 2016, the Navy released a force-structure goal that calls for achieving and maintaining a fleet of 355 ships of certain types and numbers. The 355-ship goal was made U.S. policy by Section 1025 of the FY2018 National Defense Authorization Act.
The HMS Dauntless, the second ship of Type 45 or Daring-class air-defence destroyers built for the British Royal Navy will receive Power Improvement Project (PIP), the 2 Diesel Generators will be removed & replaced with 3 more powerful.
The second submarine to serve as a basic carrier of Russia’s Poseidon nuclear-capable underwater drones will be floated out approximately in late June, a defense industry source told TASS on Thursday.
The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, is awarded a $29,059,944 modification (P00172) to previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract N00019-14-C-0067 for the production and delivery of 10 P-8A Poseidon A-kits, 10 turret deployment units and eight mechanism units in support of Lot 10 P-8A production aircraft.