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NAVAL NEWS JULY 2022
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According to information published by the U.S. DoD on July 18, 2022, live fire from Rim of the Pacific 2022 partner nation ships and aircraft sank the decommissioned ex-USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60), in waters 15,000 feet deep, 50 nautical miles north of Kauai.
According to information published by Tasnim News Agency on July 15, 2022, the Iranian Navy unveiled its first division of watercraft carrying various military unmanned aerial vehicles.
According to information published by the West Australian on July 15, 2022, the type of nuclear submarines Australia will acquire will be unveiled early next year said the Australian Minister of Defense, Richard Marles. The Royal Australian Navy could be interested in the British Astute-class submarines or the US' Virginia-class submarines.
According to information published by Navantia on July 15, 2022, the company and the Navy began the sea trials of the submarine S-71 Galerna, corresponding to the works for the extension of its life cycle, and whose objective is to extend for five more years the operability of the ship.
According to a tweet published by Руслан Левиев on July 15, 2022, a Kalibr cruise missile was launched by a Russian submarine, which may be Kilo-class, on the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia.
According to information published by the Royal Navy on July 15, 2022, the second of two new advanced £5m patrol ships charged with guarding the waters around Gibraltar has been formally commissioned into the Royal Navy fleet.
According to information published by Tass on July 14, 2022, the Project 971 (Akula class) Tigr nuclear-powered submarine will be armed with Kalibr-PL cruise missiles.
According to a tweet published by the Indian Navy on July 15, 2022, the fourth Nilgiri class (Project 17A) frigate Dunagiri was launched at GRSE Ltd, Kolkata.
According to information published by the New Zealander MoD on July 14, 2022, under grey skies, the Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Mana triumphantly sailed into Waitematā Harbour and received a well-deserved Ceremonial Homecoming following the completion of a three-year frigate systems upgrade in Canada.
According to information published by Damen on July 14, 2022, Kustbevakningen (KBV) and Damen Shipyards have signed a contract for the construction and delivery of seven fast Patrol Vessels.
According to information published by the U.S. DoD on July 14, 2022, naval forces from Lebanon and the United States began a two-week maritime exercise in Lebanon.
According to a press release published by Kongsberg on July 14, 2022, following a recent uptick in orders, Kongsberg Maritime’s Sensor and Robotics division has announced that it has secured over NOK 450M in contracts for HUGIN AUV in Q2 2022.
According to a tweet published by the Philippines Navy on July 14, 2022, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Hobart-class air warfare destroyer HMAS Sydney (DDG 42) arrives for a two-day port visit.
According to information published by the U.S. DoD on July 14, 2022, U.S. contractors with Shield AI conduct a test flight of a V-BAT 118 unmanned aerial system aboard the Zumwalt-class destroyer USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001).
According to information published by Chinamil on July 14, 2022, the 41st Chinese naval escort taskforce escorted six merchant ships to the western part of the Gulf of Aden in succession.
According to information published by the German MoD on July 13, 2022, the Navy commissioned the Rheinland-Pfalz, the last of four Baden-Württemberg-class F125 frigates, in Wilhelmshaven.
According to information published by Global Times on July 13, 2022, the Haixun 06, the first large vessel designated to patrol and provide services in the Taiwan Straits, was officially assigned to the Fujian Maritime Safety Administration.
According to information published by the U.S. DoD on July 13, 2022, the Ronald Reagan, Carrier Strike Group is operating in the South China Sea for the first time during its 2022 deployment.
According to information published by CNA on July 12, 2022, the Taiwanese Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS) is expected to be launched in September.
According to information published by Tass on July 13, 2022, Russia is developing a new “aircraft carrier killer” — ballistic missile Zmeevik with a hypersonic warhead for the Navy.
