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Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS announced on December 12 that it entered into a contract with the Netherlands Ministry of Defence to supply the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) for their fleet of air defence & command frigates.
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NAVAL NEWS DECEMBER 2022
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BAE Systems has received a $294.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy to drydock and perform more than 20 months of maintenance and modernization work on the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) starting in April 2023. The contract includes options that, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value to $340.3 million.
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Thales Australia has been awarded a contract extension by the Australian Department of Defence for the SEA 1442 Phase 3 program, an Internet Protocol (IP) based Maritime Tactical Wide Area Network (MTWAN) supporting the Royal Australian Navy’s Maritime Communications Modernisation and network-centric warfare priorities.
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According to a PR published by Kraken Robotics on December 9, 2022, Canada’s Ocean Company, announced it has been awarded a prime contract with the Government of Canada to provide Remote Minehunting and Disposal Systems (RMDS) for the Department of National Defense (DND).
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According to a PR published by Naval Group on December 9, 2022, the French team has submitted an offer for the corvettes program of the Hellenic Navy. Based on the sea-proven Gowind® corvette and an optimised delivery schedule, it includes a Hellenic Industry Participation plan with 30% of the program value in Greece and hundreds of jobs in Greece over the next 40 years.
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According to information published by the US DoD on December 9, 2022, after being moored pierside at Naval Air Station North Island for six months, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) successfully completed a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) ahead of schedule while underway conducting sea trials.
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According to information published by Tass on December 9, 2022, an unmanned aerial vehicle was downed over the Black Sea near the city of Sevastopol, Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said.
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According to a tweet published by the Norwegian MoD on December 9, 2022, the Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov is sailing north along the Norwegian Coast.
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According to information published by the US DoD on December 8, 2022, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) arrived in Kiel, Germany for a scheduled port visit.
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According to information published by Opex 360 on December 7, 2022, the French Navy would be very interested in carrier-based drones during the hearing of the Chief of Staff of the French Navy, Pierre Vandier, at the French National Parliament.
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According to a PR published by HENSOLDT on December 8, 2022, the firm and Aero Network DMI announce their collaboration in the field of Situational Awareness of drones for helicopter crews.
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According to information published by Print on December 7, 2022, French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation’s Rafale-M has emerged as the frontrunner to bag a mega contract from the Indian Navy for 27 fighters.
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On December 7, 2022, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosted the Honourable Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Australia, and Ben Wallace, Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom, at the Pentagon to discuss the Australia-United Kingdom-United States Security Partnership (AUKUS).
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According to information published by the UK MoD on December 7, 2022, HMS Tamar briefly met up with her younger sister HMS Spey in Yokohama, Japan – the first time in 12 months that the Royal Navy’s two Indo-Pacific patrol ships have been in the same place.
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According to a PR published by Boeing on December 8, 2022, New Zealand received the first of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft in a ceremony at the Museum of Flight.
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According to information published by the US DoD on December 7, 2022, senior Navy leaders, elected officials, and industry partners gathered at General Dynamics Electric Boat’s Quonset Point Facility to attend a keel-authentication ceremony for future Virginia-class submarine USS Arizona (SSN 803).
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According to a tweet published by the Japanese Mod on December 7, 2022, the Japanese helicopter carrier JS Izumo conducted a bilateral anti-submarine warfare exercise with the US Navy's MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter in the south of Kanto.
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According to a PR published by RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. on December 7, 2022, the firm announced that it has been awarded a contract to supply its TYPHOON Mk30-C, counter-UAS, Next Generation Naval Remote Weapon Station (NRWS) to an undisclosed navy in Asia.
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According to a tweet published by Ryan Chan on December 7, 2022, the future Royal Thai Navy's Type 071E amphibious transport dock (or LPD), built by Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding, has successfully completed sea trials recently.
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HAccording to information published by the US DoD on December 6, 2022, an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy patrol boat interacted in an unsafe and unprofessional manner as U.S. Navy ships transited the Strait of Hormuz.
