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NAVAL NEWS MAY 2021
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Imagine a scenario in which the U.S. Navy identifies a new air, surface or subsurface threat while monitoring an adversary’s training exercise. That new threat metadata is then delivered to a software factory’s Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline.
The Twitter account of Loongnaval published on May 12, 2021, new pictures of the Second Chinese Navy Type 075 landing helicopter dock ship. According to information released by Defense Studies, the ship has started sea trials on January 3, 2021.
According to information published by the Facebook account of the Naval Sea Systems Command on May 17, 2021, Yard Tug (YT) 811 was successfully launched at Dakota Creek Industries (DCI), May 8. YT 811 is the Navy's fourth YT 808 Class harbor tugboat with a total of six under contract with DCI. Acceptance trials for YT 811 are planned for late summer followed by delivery to Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton Annex.
According to information published by the British Navy, the HMS Audacious (S122), an Astute-class nuclear-powered submarine in service with the British Navy has conducted firing tests in the Bahamas of improved Spearfish torpedo, known as the Mod-1.
According to information published by the Commander, U.S. Pacific fleet website, U.S. Navy San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans (LPD 18) joined the Royal Australian Navy, French Armed Forces, Japan Self-Defense Forces, and other U.S. Forces for exercise Jeanne D’Arc (ARC) 21.
NATO naval forces start the biggest and most complex European air and missile exercise "At-Sea-Demo/Formidable Shield” on Saturday 15, 2021, with ships and aircraft from across NATO defending against a variety of missiles.
Foreign naval ships arrived in Tunisia on Saturday 15, 2021, to participate in the naval military exercise Phoenix Express 2021 in Tunis, Tunisia, and throughout the Mediterranean Sea.
According to information released by the Chinese Ministry of Defense on May 15, 2021, the 38th escort fleet of the Chinese Navy on Saturday, May 15, 2021, left a military port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, for the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somali to escort civilian ships.
According to information published by the U.S. Navy on May 13, 2021, USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) for sea trials on May 12, 2021, following completion of its Extended Carrier Incremental Availability (ECIA).
According to information published by the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa on May 13, 2021, the U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class national security cutter USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) conducted at sea engagements with Romanian Navy Frigate Mărășești (F111) and Bulgarian corvette Bodry (BGS-14) in the Black Sea, May 13, 2021.
According to information published by the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harriers of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) participated in training with the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), off the coast of Scotland on May 10, 2021.
According to information published by the Russian press agency TASS, on May 13, 2021, the Russian Navy Northern Fleet’s Project 22350 lead frigate Admiral Gorshkov has started to sail to Severodvinsk in north Russia and will conduct the final stage of hypersonic missiles trials, the Russian Defense Ministry’s press office said.
According to information published on May 14, 2021, French Company ECA Group delivers a highly equipped H800 Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to the Geneva navigation police to support their underwater Search And Rescue operations.
According to information published by the NATO website on May 13, 2021, the Italian aircraft carrier Cavour has returned to Taranto at the Mar Grande naval station in Italy after three months of operations with the U.S. military in the Atlantic Ocean. The recently upgraded Italian Navy flagship, the aircraft carrier Cavour (CVH 550) participated in sea trials, a series of tests and functional activities, following which the F-35 Joint Program Office has delivered a flight clearance recommendation to the Italian Navy for the safe operation of fifth-generation F-35B fighter aircraft.
According to information published by the Philippine Ministry of Defense on May 2021, Philippine Navy confirms the acquisition of six OPVs (Offshore Patrol Vessels) in Horizon 2 of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program.
Austal Limited has announced on May 14, 2021, that Austal Australia has delivered two Cape-class Patrol Boats to the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG).
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a production contract option for 18 additional GQM-163A “Coyote” supersonic sea-skimming target vehicles.
According to information published by the Russian press agency TASS on May 14, 2021, the Admiral Golovko frigate of project 22350 will join the Russian Navy in 2021, Northern fleet Commander Admiral Alexander Moiseev told a briefing.
According to information published by the NAVAIR (U.S. Naval Air Systems Command) on May 13, 2021, the U.S. Navy has completed the second live-fire test of the new AIM‑120D-3 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile variant from a F/A-18F Super Hornet carrier-capable fighter aircraft.
According to news published by Japanese newspapers on May 14, 2021, the Japanese Ministry of Defense plans to acquire two new combat ships equipped with an AEGIS integrated naval weapons system.
