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NAVAL NEWS OCTOBER 2022
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MOSCOW, October 17. /TASS-DEFENSE/. The second serial Project 22220 nuclear-powered icebreaker Ural being built on order of the Atomflot Company (part of the Rosatom state nuclear power corporation) is undergoing sea trials, the press office of the Baltic Shipyard (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) said.
The Organising Committee of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX) has announced that the 8th edition of the biennial event DIMDEX 2024 will take place from the 4th to 6th of March 2024 at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC).
The Australian Government has signed a six-year contract with BAE Systems to take on a new, innovative sustainment role designed to optimise the capability of the Royal Australian Navy’s Hobart class destroyers.
On October 14, thyssenkrupp Marine Systems handed over the first-of-class MEKO A-200 EN to the Navy of the Arab Republic of Egypt. A total of four ships were ordered, with the first three units produced in Germany and the fourth vessel built by Alexandria Shipyard in Egypt. At today’s ceremony in Bremerhaven, the frigate “AL-AZIZ” was accepted by the Egyptian Navy after only 38 months of the contract becoming effective.
The US Army’s Maneuver Support Vessel (Light), or MSV(L), prototype was launched Oct. 10 at the Vigor, LLC marine fabrication facility in Vancouver. The launch is significant, as the MSV(L) represents the first of a new class of Army Watercraft.
Saab has made the first deliveries of the new lightweight torpedo (Saab Lightweight Torpedo) to Sweden’s Defence Procurement Agency FMV. Saab Lightweight Torpedo, named Torped 47 by the Swedish Armed Forces, is Sweden's new lightweight torpedo system for defence against foreign submarines.
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently conducted a full test for an amphibious transport group consisting of two Type 075 amphibious assault ships in the South China Sea, a move experts said on Sunday indicated that such a dual vessel group has achieved combat capability. Liu Xuanzun reports in Global Times.
According to a PR published by Damen on October 11, 2022, the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations of the Romanian government has ordered two Damen Stan Patrol 5009 emergency response vessels.
According to a PR published by the UK MoD on October 12, 2022, the Wildcat HMA Mk2 successfully completes Ship Helicopter Operating Limitations (SHOL) trials and so can operate fully loaded with its newest missile systems in a range of challenging conditions at sea.
According to a tweet published by the US DoD on October 14, 2022, the Virginia class submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) arrives at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka for a scheduled port visit.
According to a PR published by Damen on October 13, 2022, celebrating the start of the construction of a second batch of two Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Pakistan Navy, the Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi performed the initial welding work on the keel of the first vessel at Damen Shipyards Galatí.
According to information published by Tass on October 11, 2022, Northern fleet warships returned to Severomorsk after sailing over nine thousand nautical miles in the Arctic.
The Korea Coast Guard accepted the delivery on Sept. 30 of its third S-92 search and rescue helicopter built by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company.
Fincantieri signed, at the Italian Embassy in Athens, a number of memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a selection of potential new suppliers in the context of the high-profile process pursued by the Hellenic Minister of National Defence for the construction of four corvettes and the provision of Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) and In Service Support (ISS).
Royal Marines spearheaded the UK’s largest combined amphibious exercises in years as they cleared the way for a formidable joint force to land in Cyprus. The exercise was a rehearsal of Joint Theatre Entry – military parlance for the landing of lots of different military elements from air, land and sea into a potentially hostile region.
The Australian Government has signed a five-year contract with Raytheon Australia Pty Ltd to continue to invest in the capability of the Royal Australian Navy’s fleet of Collins class submarines.
The Ufa diesel-electric submarine of project 636.3 completed the acceptance trials in the Baltic Sea, the Baltic fleet said. “The crew and the trial team checked the systems and mechanisms, weapons and technical units in a submerged and surfaced position, tested the submarine at full speed, as well as the sonar and radio equipment,” it said. It was earlier reported that the Ufa had submerged 190 meters deep in the Baltic Sea.
Austal Australia has launched the 4th Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boat (ECCPB), the future ADV Cape Capricorn, for the Royal Australian Navy.
More than 11,000 personnel from NATO countries are participating in UK-led Exercise Joint Warrior. Taking place from 1 to 12 October, the biannual exercise includes defence against simulated attacks above, on, and below the water – extending from Cape Wrath and the Hebrides in the north, to the North Sea and the western Channel.
According to a PR published by Kongsberg Maritime on October 10, 2022, the firm is pleased to announce a contract award with Polish shipbuilder Remontowa Shipbuilding SA (RSB) to supply three shipsets of Kongsberg HUGIN AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) systems and related HiPAP positioning and communication systems for three newbuild warships for the Polish Navy.
