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September 2020 news
Naval Forces, Defense Industry, Navy Technology, Maritime Security |
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According to Tass News Agency, the Kingisepp Machine-Building Plant (KMZ), which opened the small-tonnage shipbuilding direction this year, has shown for the first time at the Army-2020 forum a seven-meter universal boat RK-700 "Sapphire" of project 03080.
According to Dvidshub website, the US Navy's USS Mustin successfully conducted live-fire drills. Currently, the warship is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
According to pictures released by the U.S. Navy on September 1, 2020, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) of the U.S. Navy has conducted live-fire training exercises using its Mark 45, 5-inch gun.
According to information released by the Australian Navy on September 7, 2020, the Australian Navy HMAS Gascoyne Huon-class minehunter ship has recently completed her unit readiness evaluation in Jervis Bay, living up to her motto and ‘returning to the sea’.
On September 17 2020, the Spanish Navy and Navantia invite the Spanish Defense industry to participate in this event in which the 4E project will be presented. This project aims to design and develop the essential elements (equipment and systems) that will be of common use in future European escort ships.
On September 7 2020, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration announced that it has completed the five-year improvement project on the Republic of Korea Navy's C4I -- command, control, communication, computer and intelligence -- system under a USD124 million project aimed at eliminating redundancies and expanding the system’s capabilities for future operations.
Baltic Fleet signal units have held a tactical/special exercise at training ranges in the Kaliningrad Region in west Russia, the Defense Ministry’s press office said.
India is planning to invite Australia to join its annual Malabar naval exercise as it seeks to strengthen tighten military cooperation with other Asia-Pacific countries amid rising tensions with China.
According to a Tweet released by NavyLookout on September 6, 2020, British Navy HMS Argyll F231 Type 23 Duke-class frigate has conducted naval training with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force destroyer Takanami in the Gulf of Aden this week. The HMS Argyll is the longest-serving Type 23 Frigate in the British Navy.
According to a press release published on September 4, 2020, USS Delbert D. Black (DDG-119), Arleigh Burke-class destroyer departed from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division today, sailing to its homeport in Mayport, Florida.
According to information published by the Chinese MoD (Ministry of Defense), the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning Type 001 has conduct flight operations with its onboard J-15 fighter carrier strike group including live firing and refueling training exercises.
According to a press release published on September 3, 2020, Austal USA delivered the Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) ship USNS Newport (EPF 12) to the U.S. Navy at the company’s headquarters here, September 2, 2020. Newport is the 22nd surface ship Austal USA has delivered to the US Navy in seven years, including three this year.
According to a press release published on September 4, 2020, iXblue delivered on September 4, 2020, to Naval Group, in the presence of Florence Parly, French Minister of the Armed Forces, the cyber secure navigation system for the first Defense and Intervention Frigate (FDI) for the French Navy under the project management of the French General Directorate of Armament (DGA).
According to a press release published on September 3, 2020, General Dynamics NASSCO laid the keel for the future USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206), the second of six vessels in the John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler program for the U.S. Navy.
According to a contract released by the U.S. DoD (Department of Defense) on September 4, 2020, Huntington Ingalls Inc., Pascagoula, Mississippi; Lockheed Martin Corp., Baltimore, Maryland; Bollinger Shipyards Lockport LLC, Lockport, Louisiana; Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, Wisconsin; Gibbs & Cox Inc., Arlington, Virginia; and Austal USA LLC, Mobile, Alabama, are each being awarded a firm-fixed price contract for studies of a Large Unmanned Surface Vessel with a combined value across all awards of $41,985,112.
According to information published by the Russian press agency TASS on September 4, 2020, Russian Navy Graivoron latest Buyan-M class corvette of project 21631 built for the Black Sea fleet underwent primary electromagnetic treatment, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
According to a video released by the Australian Navy on September 1, 2020, HMAS Stuart Anzac Class frigate of the Australian Navy successfully fired two Harpoon anti-ship missiles and coordinated the missile firings of three other ships during one of RIMPAC’s best-known serials called the SINKEX, where participants sink a decommissioned warship.
According to a contract released by the U.S. DoD on September 3, 2020, Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey, is awarded a $51,865,301 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-15-C-5151 to exercise options for ship integration and test of the Aegis Weapon System (AWS) for AWS Baselines through Advanced Capability Build (ACB) 16 for nine new construction guided missile destroyer (DDG 51).
The U.S. Navy took delivery of two of its newest 100-class Landing Craft Air Cushion hovercraft at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Panama City, Fla., on Aug.2, Christen McCurdy reports on Defense News. The two LCACs were escorted by a development and testing craft from the NSWC.
The Russian Baltic fleet will operate the Grad Sviyazhsk corvette of Buyan-class project 21631. It is to be constructed in 2021 and will join the 36th brigade of missile ships in Baltiisk. It was initially planned to send the corvette to the Black Sea fleet, the Izvestia daily writes. The Baltic fleet will form the crew for the new warship by the end of 2020 and will send the navymen to a training center, Defense Ministry sources said. They will participate in trials of the Grad from 2021.
