Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Daniel Inouye
The Navy accepted delivery of the guided missile destroyer future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) from shipbuilder General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, March 8.
Piedrabuen sea trails begin
On the 26th of February the Naval Group French shipyard company and the Argentina Navy informed that within the French territorial waters the OPV A.R.A. Piedrabuen (P-52) tests had been started – the second of the four units of Gowin type.
The new FREMM frigate for the Marina Militare construction begins
On the 25th of February at the Fincantieri company in Riva Trigoso the ceremony of steel cut for the new Bergamini frigate for the Marina Militare started. It is the first of the two FREMM units ordered by the Italian Ministry of Defense as compensation for the sale of two ships to Egypt.
Huntington Ingalls Industries Launches Virginia-Class Submarine Montana
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that the Virginia-class submarine Montana (SSN 794) was launched into the James River at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division.
MBDA awarded first contract for its new Albatros NG system
MBDA has been awarded a first contract for Albatros NG, a brand new CAMM-ER based air defence system. This first order, from an undisclosed international customer, marks a further validation of the wide appeal of the CAMM air defence family on the global marketplace and paves the way to further acquisitions by the same customer and other Navies.
F-35Bs Begin Sea Trials Aboard Italian Navy Aircraft Carrier
Two F-35B Lighting II jets landed aboard Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550) this afternoon. Test pilots flew the specially instrumented U.S. F-35Bs from Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS Pax River), Maryland, to the Italian Navy flagship, which got underway Sunday, February 28. The F-35B is the short take-off and vertical landing variant of the F-35.
Leonardo signs 150 million euro contract to provide surveillance and protection systems for the Italian Navy’s new submarines
Leonardo has signed a contract with Fincantieri worth approximately 150 million euro to provide equipment for the initial two U212 Near Future Submarines (NFS), the first of which is due to join the Italian Navy fleet in 2027. This strategic equipment will enhance the surveillance and protection capabilities of the Italian Navy as they carry out operations beneath the waves in Italian and international waters.
The fifth tug has been delivered to the Polish Navy
On the 24th of February the Polish Ministry of Defense informed that H-3 Leszko has been received. It is the fifth unit of B860 type built by the Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. shipyard in Gdańsk.
The Polish Minister of Defense on the Navy purchases
On the 22nd of February the Polish Minister of Defense Mr Mariusz Błaszczak announced via social media details on the Navy vessels purchase.
Thales Polska will support ORP Ślązak operation
On the 24 of February the Marine Base HQ in Gdynia informed about the Thales Polska Sp. z o.o. contract signed concerning the technical materials for sensors and combat system mounted on the OPV ORP Ślązak.