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https://www.janes.com/article/95981/egypt-s-third-new-submarine-arrives-in-alexandria

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Alexandria Shipyard launches fourth Gowind corvette for Egypt

Alexandria Shipyard (ASY) launched the fourth and final Gowind 2500-class corvette for the Egyptian Navy at its facilities on 12 May.


Luxor (986) was launched at Alexandria Shipyard in Egypt on 12 May.

The 102 m ship, named Luxor (986), is the third corvette of the class to be built by the yard under a contract for four Gowind 2500 corvettes signed with French shipbuilder Naval Group in 2014.

Under the terms of the agreement, the first of class was built by Naval Group at its yard in Lorient, northwest France, with the follow-on ships to be built at ASY under a transfer of technology arrangement.

The first ship, El Fateh , was commissioned in 2017, while second-in-class Port Said is expected to enter service by the end of this year. The third ship, Al Moez , was launched at ASY in May 2019.

The Gowind corvettes are 102 m long, have full load displacement of 2,600 tonnes, a maximum speed of 25 kt, and a crew complement of 80. They are armed with eight MBDA Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles, 16 MBDA VL MICA surface-to-air missiles, a Leonardo 76 mm/62 Super Rapid gun, and six (two- triple) 324 mm tubes for MU90 torpedoes.

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/2020/05/18/748e7b2b-0837-4bcb-ac16-c9e3a2a624fd

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Harland_Wolff1 and Spanish shipyard Navantia have formed ‘Team Resolute’ to collaborate on a number of UK  shipbuilding programmes, including bidding for the Fleet Solid Support ship construction.

Commitment by Navantia to provide technology and know-how transfer to Harland & Wolff, including upskilling of the workforce, with Harland & Wolff’s employees receiving training and acquiring new skills in Navantia’s shipyards. Navantia’s experience in developing a digitally enhanced shipyard approach, Shipyard 4

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Next Gen Jammer Nears Flight Testing

Two Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band pods, attached to an EA-18G Growler, undergo testing in the Air Combat Environmental Test and Evaluation Facility anechoic chamber at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. (U.S. Navy photo)

Part of the full NGJ weapon system, NGJ-MB will replace part of the legacy ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System (TJS) currently used for Airborne Electronic Attack on the EA-18G Growler aircraft.

The U.S. Navy recently completed a portion of developmental testing of the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) electronic warfare (EW) pod. The program will enter flight testing at the Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 by late June or early July 2020. The program’s Milestone C is projected for the end of this fiscal year and is expected to become operational in 2023.

“NGJ-LB is the next step in the evolution of Airborne Electronic Attack that is needed to meet current and emerging electronic warfare gaps, and our team is dedicated to delivering this capability to the fleet as quickly as possible,” said Capt. Michael Orr, Airborne Electronic Attack Systems (PMA-234) program manager. Orr spoke today at the EMS Summit, a virtual event conducted by the AOC.

NGJ-LB is part of a larger NGJ weapon system that will augment, and ultimately replace the legacy ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System (TJS) currently used for Airborne Electronic Attack on the EA-18G Growler aircraft. Unlike most capabilities that instantly replace its predecessor, the NGJ-MB systems will initially augment the legacy ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System until the low- and high-band components are ready to deploy.

The first Next-Generation Jammer Mid-Band Engineering Development Model pod arrived at Naval Air Station Patuxent River after a trek across America late July. Members of the combined Airborne Electronic Attack Systems Program Office (PMA-234), Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 and industry partner test teams navigate the newly arrived pod to its temporary home at the VX-23 squadron. The pod will start various verification and test procedures in preparation for the second pod delivery early fall. (U.S. Navy photo)

The NGJ-MB system consists of two pods, referred to as a shipset, which will be loaded onto EA-18G Growler aircraft. Production pods to be delivered to the US Navy and the Australian Air Force are expected to achieve initial operational capability in 2023. The system will provide significantly improved Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) capabilities against advanced threats in the mid-band frequency range through enhanced agility and precision within jamming assignments, increased interoperability, and expanded broadband capacity for greater threat coverage against a wide variety of radio frequency emitters.

NGJ-MB Engineering Development Model (EDM) pods developed by the Raytheon Company in El Segundo, California completed more than 400 test hours on this ground testing phase, covering basic functionality, Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) data collection, and performance evaluation over a period of three months.

“This chamber test period was instrumental to the NGJ-MB Developmental Test program, and its success was the direct result of outstanding teamwork among the Program Office, Integrated Test Team, and Raytheon stakeholders,” said Orr. “Data captured during this period not only supports our initial flight clearance but also provided lessons learned that will benefit the entire NGJ-MB test program moving forward.”

Some of the tests were performed in the Air Combat Environmental Test and Evaluation Facility anechoic chamber at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. More tests will be done at the Air Combat Environmental Test and Evaluation Facility and the Facility for Antenna and RCS Measurement (FARM) through this summer. The 20-month DET contract has been a collaborative effort with industry partners to assess technical maturity.

The first Next-Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) engineering development model pod delivered to the Navy is fit checked on an EA-18G Growler in September. The fit check verifies the pod securely attaches to the Growler in preparation for flight tests scheduled to begin later this year. Airborne Electronic Attack program office (PMA-234) is carrying out testing of the NGJ-MB. NGJ-MB is a high-capacity and power airborne electronic attack weapon system for the Growler designed to protect air forces by denying, degrading, and disrupting threat radars and communication devices. (U.S. Navy photo)

   https://defense-update.com/20200519_njg.html

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https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/06/indonesia-looking-at-iver-huitfeldt-class-frigate-to-boost-tni-als-blue-water-force/

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https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2020/june/8587-italy-approves-the-sale-of-two-fincantieri-fremm-frigates-for-egyptian-navy.html

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https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/34164/ukraine-has-been-cleared-to-buy-16-of-the-u-s-navys-newest-patrol-ships

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https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/34164/ukraine-has-been-cleared-to-buy-16-of-the-u-s-navys-newest-patrol-ships

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https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2020/july/8685-indonesia-signs-preamble-contract-for-construction-of-two-iver-huitfedlt-class-frigates.html

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Problemas para las Type 26 australianas


https://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/212288/overweight-australian-frigate-design-heads-back-to-drawing-board.html

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14 JULY 2020

Pakistan Navy inducts first Yarmook-class corvette
by Ridzwan Rahmat


The Pakistan Navy’s first Yarmook-class corvette, which was inducted into service in July 2020. (Damen)

The Pakistan Navy has inducted the service’s first Yarmook-class corvette.

An induction ceremony for the ship, which is the first of two 2,300-tonne corvettes ordered from Damen in 2017, was held on 13 July at the Karachi Naval Dockyard, the Pakistan Navy’s Director General for Public Relations announced on the same day.

PNS Yarmook was launched by Damen at Galati, Romania in May 2019, and commissioned in February 2020. The vessel’s form factor is derived from Damen’s OPV 1900 design, and it features an overall length of 91.3 m, an overall beam of 14.4 m, and a hull draught of 4 m.

Powered by four Caterpillar 3516 diesel engines in the combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) configuration, the corvette can attain a top speed of about 22 kt, and a standard range of around 6,000 n miles at 12 kt.

It can accommodate a crew complement of 138, and one medium helicopter on its flight deck.

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/pakistan-navy-inducts-first-yarmook-class-corvette

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Philippine Navy commissions Jose Rizal frigate
VESSELS
July 13, 2020, by Naida Hakirevic
The Philippine Navy has commissioned its first purpose-built frigate, BRP Jose Rizal (FF150).

In a commissioning ceremony held at the Alava Wharf, Subic Bay, on July 10, 2020, the new four-dimensional warfare-capable frigate formally entered service with the navy.




Launched in May last year, BRP Jose Rizal is the first of two 2,600-ton multi-mission frigates ordered by the Philippine Navy from South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) as part of the navy’s two-unit Frigate Acquisition Project. The second frigate, BRP Antonio Luna, was launched in November 2019 and is slated for delivery later this year.

Following its completion at HHI yard, BRP Jose Rizal set sail for the Philippines in May 2020.

With a maximum speed of 25 knots, the 107-meter general-purpose ships have a complement of 110.

Both of them are capable of engaging in the four dimensions of modern warfare, namely: Anti-Air Warfare (AAW), Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW), Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and Electronic Warfare (EW), and are fully equipped with surface to surface missiles (SSM), surface to air missile (SAM), and torpedoes. The primary gun is 76mm Super Rapid Gun while the secondary is a 30mm gun. It also has chaffs and decoys as defense against incoming missile.

https://www.navaltoday.com/2020/07/13/philippine-navy-commissions-jose-rizal-frigate/

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Nigerian Navy Frigate NNS Aradu leaving the dockyard after undergoing extensive refit in Lagos

However, the vessel will not be fully refitted for combat operations due to the age and obsolescence of its weapons, fire control and navigational systems.
Military Africa also learnt that NNS Aradu will now undertake a new mission as a combat training ship for Nigeria’s new general-purpose frigate valued at $350 million, expected to be delivered in the coming years.

https://www.africanmilitaryblog.com/2020/02/nns-aradu-nigerias-most-powerful-warship-gets-a-refit?v=65d8f7baa677