New Zealand - MV Edda Fonn began conversion into naval platform

The future hydrographic and diving support vessel, the MV Edda Fonn, that the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) ordered has arrived in Frederikshavn, Denmark, for its conversion into a naval platform. Read full news at this link...

A view of the deck of the Edda Fonn (Picture source : Ship Technology)

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Austal-built LCS 20 completed acceptance trials

On February 14, AUSTAL (ASX: ASB) announced its tenth Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico. Read full news at this link...

LCS 20, the USS Cincinnati (Picture source : U.S. Navy)

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US Navy to commission LCS Tulsa

The U.S. Navy will commission its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Tulsa (LCS 16), during a 10 a.m. PST ceremony Saturday, February 16, at Pier 30/32 in San Francisco. Read full news at this link...

The future USS Tulsa (LCS 16) is underway for acceptance trials, which are the last significant milestone before delivery of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship to the Navy (Picture source : U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Austal USA/Released)

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US Army modernizing electronic warfare capabilities

Iron Soldiers with 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division teamed up with the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division to conduct training using new electronic warfare (EW) equipment and techniques at Fort Bliss, Texas, in December. Staff Sgt. Felicia Jagdatt reports on U.S. Army’s wesite.

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Staff Sgt. Micah Sheean, an electronic warfare specialist, communicates from the high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle with the mobile personnel. Everyone involved in the intelligence gathering must be able to communicate what they gather. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army / Staff Sgt. Felicia Jagdatt)

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HENSOLDT to procure naval radars for German corvettes

HENSOLDT is to equip the second batch of the German Navy’s K130 corvettes with its TRS-4D Rotator naval radar and its MSSR 2000 ID friend-or-foe identification system (IFF). The company was awarded a corresponding order for seven systems of each type from the German procurement authority BAAINBw, which are to be delivered by 2022. Read full news at this link...

HENSOLDT will equip the second batch of the German Navy’s K130 corvettes with its TRS-4D Rotator naval radar and its MSSR 2000 ID friend-or-foe identification system (Picture source : HENSOLDT)

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Anti-air frigate Chevalier Paul to be modernised by Naval Group

The French large anti-air frigate, the "Chevalier Paul", has come into port (in Toulon, France) to be modernised by Naval Group. This docking takes place only a year after the large anti-air frigate "Forbin" received itself some major improvements. Both are parts of the Italo-French Horizon programme. Read full news at this link...

The "Chevalier Paul" frigate in port of Toulon (Picture source : Mer et Marine - Francis Jacquot)

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US Navy prepares MV-22 Osprey Planned Maintenance Interval-2

Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) celebrated a historic occasion at Naval Air Station North Island January 31 with the induction of its first MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft for Planned Maintenance Interval-Two (PMI-2). Read full news at this link...

 Marine Corps squadrons will fly the Ospreys to the FRCSW test line where the aircraft will undergo the induction process, and afterward, be towed to Building 333, which may accommodate up to four aircraft (Picture source: US Navy)

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