https://www.navalnews.com/news/2019/02/ ... combatant/The U.S. Navy issued its Request for Information (RFI) document for the future Large Surface Combatant (LSC). The LSC is likely to replace the ageing Ticonderoga-class of guided missile cruisers as well as possibly the older DDG 51 destroyers.
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KSA’ SAMI and France’s Naval Group Sign Joint Venture Agreement
https://www.navalnews.com/news/2019/02/ ... agreement/Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) and French shipbuilding group Naval Group signed on the opening day of IDEX 2019 a memorandum of agreement (MoA) to create a joint venture for the production and development of naval systems and naval vessels.
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Navantia Proposing S80 Submarine for Dutch Navy Walrus-class Replacement
https://www.navalnews.com/news/2019/02/ ... placement/Spanish shipyard Navantia announced today that it is proposing an adaptation to Dutch requirements and local content of the Spanish Navy S80 Plus submarine, as part of its bid for the Walrus Replacement Program. According to Navantia, with a modern design and a similar size to Walrus-class of about 3,000 tons, the reference design is already fully compliant with Dutch requirements including growth potential.
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Chilean Navy interested in the Adelaide-class frigates
https://www.navalnews.com/news/2019/02/ ... -frigates/The Chilean Navy is strongly interested in the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Adelaide-class frigates. The information comes from the Defensa.com website. The frigates have been at the forefront lately, due to the interest shown by the Polish and Hellenic Navies, and allegedly other ones too. Greece had recently showed interest in acquiring the two or three frigates of the RAN, in order to fill-in the gap in area air-defence capabilities for its fleet. According to statements made by the Greek Minister of Defence, the two frigates would cost EUR 180 million, without their weapons.
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Boeing Gets U.S. DoD Greenlight to Propose EA-18G Growler to Finland
https://www.navalnews.com/news/2019/02/ ... o-finland/Boeing and the U.S. Navy have received U.S. Department of Defense approval to offer the EA-18G Growler to Finland. Previously only Australia had been authorized to purchase the airborne electronic attack (AEA) aircraft.
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Republic of Singapore Navy launches first Type 218SG Invincible-class submarine
https://www.navalnews.com/news/2019/02/ ... submarine/The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)'s first Type 218SG « Invincible-class » submarine, Invincible, was launched today at the Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems Shipyard (TKMS) in Kiel, Germany.
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DARPA’s PALS Aims at Detecting Undersea Activity Thanks to Marine Organisms
https://www.navalnews.com/news/2019/02/ ... organisms/Goliath grouper, black sea bass, and snapping shrimp, along with bioluminescent plankton and other microorganisms, are set to be the unlikely heroes of DARPA’s Persistent Aquatic Living Sensors (PALS) program. Five teams of researchers are developing new types of sensor systems that detect and record the behaviors of these marine organisms and interpret them to identify, characterize, and report on the presence of manned and unmanned underwater vehicles operating in strategic waters. This new, bio-centric PALS technology will augment the Department of Defense’s existing, hardware-based maritime monitoring systems and greatly extend the range, sensitivity, and lifetime of the military’s undersea surveillance capabilities.
