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NAVAL NEWS APRIL 2023
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According to a PR published by Leonardo DRS on April 4, 2023, the company announced that it has been awarded contracts valued at over $1 billion, when fully funded, to provide the integrated electric propulsion components for the U.S. Navy’s next-generation Columbia-class submarine.
According to a PR published by BAE Systems on April 4, 2023, Minister for Defence Procurement Alex Chalk attended the ceremony to officially begin construction on the future HMS Birmingham at BAE Systems’ Govan shipyard in Glasgow.
According to information published by the Indian government on April 4, 2023, the 10th edition of the IN-SLN SLINEX-23 bilateral maritime exercise will begin in Colombo.
The twists and turns series concerning the investigation into the sabotage of Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines continues. If, during several months, no new and reliable information leaked out, some leads have appeared in the American and German media since January.
According to a PR published by Fincantieri on April 4, 2023, the company and Cantiere Navale Vittoria celebrated the laying of the keel of the Multi-purpose Offshore Unit (UAM) destined for the Italian Coast Guard, at the company's yard in the Veneto region, symbolically and officially sanctioning the beginning of the most significant part of the construction phase of the boat.
According to information published by the Indian MoD on April 4, 2023, the Ministry of Defence signed contracts with Indian shipyards for the acquisition of 11 Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels and six Next Generation Missile Vessels at an overall cost of approx. Rs 19,600 crore.
According to information published by HII on April 3, 2023, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) departed from HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division.
According to a PR published by Northrop Grumman Corporation on April 4, 2023, the firm is partnering with Lockheed Martin Skunk Works ®, Raytheon Intelligence & Space, Crescent Systems, Inc., and Long Wave Inc. to develop a solution for the US Navy’s E-XX TACAMO requirement.
According to information published by the Belgian MoD on April 3, 2023, upon the proposal of the Minister of Defense, Ludivine Dedonder, the Council of Ministers has given the green light for the construction of two "Anti-Submarine Warfare" (ASW) frigates for the Belgian Navy.
According to information published by LTN on April 2, 2023, 11 MK 15 Phalanx Block 1B CIWS guns have been delivered to Taiwan, and another 2 sets will arrive by the end of this year.
According to information published by Portsnews on April 3, 2023, the frigate Admiral Golovko, built at the Severnaya shipyard under project 22350 by the Severnaya PKB (part of USC), arrived at the main base of the Northern Fleet in Severomorsk. The ship will continue the program of factory sailing and state tests at the fleet's combat training ranges in the Barents Sea.
According to information published by the US DoD on March 30, 2023, the Missile Defense Agency, in cooperation with the U.S. Navy, successfully conducted Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 31 Event 1a (FTM-31 E1a).
According to information published by the US DoD on March 31, 2023, the Navy commissioned the future USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) as the newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) during a ceremony in Port Hueneme, Calif.
According to information published by the Finnish MoD on April 1, 2023, the Navy's strategic capability project, the Pohjanmaa-class corvette project, is progressing. The basic design and equipment procurement for the ships, which began in 2020, is almost complete.
According to information published by Tass on April 3, 2023, a division of special-purpose submarines armed with Poseidon nuclear-capable UUVs is due to come into operation in the Russian Pacific Fleet by early 2025.
According to a PR published by April 3, 2023, HII announced that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $1.3 billion modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy for the procurement of the detail design and construction of amphibious transport dock LPD 32.
