Defense

Israel Shipyards Ltd. - one of the largest privately-owned shipbuilding and repair facilities in the Eastern Mediterranean – recently signed a contract with the Israel MOD and the Israeli Navy for the supply of a floating dock and a 10 years’ maintenance service.

Mine countermeasure and explosive ordnance disposal professionals from five countries met at an opening ceremony Nov. 11 for the 19^th iteration of Exercise Dugong.

The educational needs of today’s Navy have shifted, with increased emphasis on the Navy’s Ready Relevant Learning (RRL) initiative. RRL is the Navy’s transformation to more effectively recruit, develop, manage, reward, and retain Sailors by modernizing schoolhouse content based on validated fleet training requirements.

Israel Ministry of Defense has signed an agreement with Israel Shipyards Ltd. for the design of the next Israel Navy new and advanced combat vessel – the “Reshef” Class.

Fugro’s collaboration with Areté to develop the Rapid Airborne Multibeam Mapping System (RAMMS) has resulted in improved maritime domain awareness for the US Navy.

In just one week, Damen Shipyards Group has launched an FCS 3007 Patrol vessel and, in cooperation with the same owner, SR Platforms, successfully completed the sea trials of two FCS 4008 Patrol vessels. This brings the number of Damen ships in SR Platforms’ fleet up to four, following the delivery of its first FCS 3307 Patrol in October 2015.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. held a ceremony on November 6, marking the launch of the submarine Toryu at its Kobe Works' No.1 Building Berth, which was built for the Japan Ministry of Defense (MOD). The ceremony was attended by a delegation of top MOD officials.

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated has announced that its subsidiary, Teledyne Brown Engineering (TBE) in Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded a sole source contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) for the follow-on production of MK11 Shallow Water Combat Submersible (SWCS) Systems. The contract, including all options, is valued at $178 million.

Multiple media outlets have reported the unveiling of China’s HSU-001 unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), which played a central role in showing off that nation’s military technology during the 70^th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. It’s estimated to measure more than five meters long.

Commander, Submarine Squadron 11 (CSS-11) and the Peruvian Submarine BAP Angamos (SS-31), a German-built Type 209 submarine (SSK), partnered to enhance and conduct training at Naval Base Point Loma as part of the Diesel-Electric Submarine Initiative (DESI) program, starting Oct. 19.

Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the USCGC DANIEL TARR, the 36th Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard took delivery on the 7th of November, 2019 in Key West, Florida.

DSIT Solutions Ltd., a subsidiary of RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., a pioneer and world leader in underwater defense and security solutions based on advanced sonar and acoustics technologies for naval, homeland security, energy, and transportation applications as well as state of the art fiber-optic sensing for land applications ‒ recently won a tender to supply its Portable Acoustic Range (PAR) system to an undisclosed navy.