Naval and Defense News

[orca]

The FFG(X) is to include the an/slq-61 light weight towed.

Is this a torpedo warning sonar? I can’t find this in the DB- is there another name for this in the DB?

And what is the an/sqs-62? Is it the same as CAPTAS VDS?

http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Portals/103/ ... 162546-053

Thanks

[TheOttoman]

ANKARA, Turkey —Turkey’s defense procurement agency has officially launched a competition to combine all information systems on the country’s planned F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation multirole fighter jets to the Turkish Air Forces’ system network.

The Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM in its Turkish acronym) dubs the program F-35/Air Force Information System Integration Project.

Under the program, the successful contender will connect the information systems installed on the F-35 fighter aircraft with the Air Forces’ information systems network, otherwise known as HvBS.

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2018/01 ... e-network/

That's great and all, until you remember that the Turks also are hooked into the Russian defense ministry (as evidence with the sale of the S-400). Are Lockheed's export "DLC locks" on the F-35 going to be strong enough when Russian engineers will undoubtedly have full access to it?

[redcoat]

The U.S. Air Force has deployed one of its EC-130H Compass Call electronic warfare aircraft to South Korea.

https://theaviationist.com/?p=49316

[Simulacra53]

Anyone recongnize the sub type on the rear left?

[Simulacra53]

Never mind, should have looked before asking.

EC-130J Commando Solo according to Wikipedia.

[xavierv]

Pictures and details: Lockheed Martin Unveils its FFG(X) Frigate Design

At the Surface Navy Association's (SNA) 2018 National Symposium currently held near Washington DC, Lockheed Martin unveiled the design of the frigate it is proposing for the U.S. Navy FFG(X) requirement.

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.p ... esign.html

SNA 2018: BAE Systems Unveils the Adaptable Deck Launcher

At the Surface Navy Association's (SNA) 2018 National Symposium currently held near Washington DC, BAE Systems unveiled the Adaptable Deck Launcher, or ADL, capable of launching multiple missile types from multiple platforms for multiple mission scenarios.

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.p ... ncher.html

SNA 2018: Lockheed Martin Showcasing Royal Saudi Navy MMSC

At the Surface Navy Association's (SNA) 2018 National Symposium currently held near Washington DC, Lockheed Martin is showcasing a new scale model representative of the Multi-Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC) recently procured by Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.p ... -mmsc.html

L3 to provide ALaMO 57 mm guided smart ammunition for US Navy LCS & FFG

L3 Mustang Technology announced in August last year the completion of the Critical Design Review (CDR) phase for the U.S. Navy’s MK 332 Mod 0 High-Explosive, 4-Bolt Guided (HE-4G) projectile. The HE-4G is being developed by L3 Mustang’s Advanced Low-Cost Munitions Ordnance (ALaMO) program.

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.p ... s-ffg.html

SNA 2018: BAE Systems Unveils High Powered Microwave

At the Surface Navy Association's (SNA) 2018 National Symposium held last week near Washington DC, BAE Systems was showcasing for the first time its High Powered Microwave.

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.p ... owave.html

SNA 2018: MARTAC Showcasing MANTAS T12 USV in ISR Configuration

At the Surface Navy Association's (SNA) 2018 National Symposium held last week near Washington DC, Maritime Tactical Systems (MARTAC) was showcasing for the first time its news MANTAS T12 unmanned surface vehicle. MANTAS is a range of unmanned surface vehicules (USV) scalable from 2.5' to 50' in length capable of extremely high speeds and long endurance missions.

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.p ... ation.html

[redcoat]

Japan is examining how to evacuate its citizens from South Korea in the event of a crisis that closes airports. Japanese and U.S. military vessels would take Japanese and U.S. citizens from the port of Busan to Japan’s Tsushima island, roughly 30 miles away, before ferrying them to the southernmost main island of Kyushu a day or so later.

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-japan-northkorea-evacuation/japan-investigates-how-to-evacuate-citizens-from-south-korea-in-crisis-report-idUKKBN1F508J

Evacuation/ASW scenario?

[Dysta]

Another dual-use syndrome: weaponizing space for cleaner space.

https://www.universetoday.com/138263/ch ... nk-lasers/

[xavierv]

Here it is guys: Overview of the contenders for FFG(X).

SNA 2018: Contenders for the U.S. Navy FFG(X) Frigate Program

At the Surface Navy Association's (SNA) 2018 National Symposium held last week near Washington DC, no less than five shipbuilders were showcasing their conceptual designs or parent designs for the U.S. Navy FFG(X) Frigate program.
...
While the program manager didn't want to mention which shipbuilders submitted their conceptual designs, here is an overview of what we saw (and heard) on the show floor at SNA 2018:

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.p ... ogram.html

[kevinkins]

Thanks for the post. I would like to get my hands on those models when they are not longer needed. I wonder if they give them away to employees et. al. ?

[redcoat]

Russia’s TASS News Agency has reported that Russia has started to deliver its S-400 surface-to-air missile system to China under the terms of a contract signed in 2014.

http://tass.com/defense/985601

[kevinkins]

"Moscow’s deployment on Saturday added a second division of S-400 surface-to-air missiles in Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, triggering economic sanctions by the European Union and United States.

It deployed its first division of S-400s in the spring of 2017 near the port town of Fedosia. The new division will be based next to the town of Sevastopol and will control the airspace over the border with Ukraine, the RIA news agency reported."

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa- ... rd%20Brief

[Hongjian]

Seems like the first shipment of S-400 to China suffered damages due to storm.

[Dysta]

Admiral Harris declared China as ‘disruptive power’, as well as to considering Indian officials’ statement that the Belt And Road (OBOR) is a potential platform for Chinese military projections:

http://www.ecoti.in/aEBJRa

[Hongjian]

https://twitter.com/RupprechtDeino/stat ... 8004681729

6th Type 071 LPD launched this morning.

[Dysta]

ORIGINAL: Hongjian

Seems like the first shipment of S-400 to China suffered damages due to storm.

http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/01/19/ ... ish-canal/

[Hongjian]

https://twitter.com/xinfengcao/status/9 ... 9152260097

China's newly built "T-AGOS"-like ocean surveillance ship undergoing sea-trials.
This one would strengthen the PLAN's ASW capability due to its new SURTASS equipment.

[Hongjian]

https://twitter.com/xinfengcao/status/9 ... 6931245056

Two Divine Eagle UAVs (large size twin body HALE UAVs believed to be equipped with UHF-band AESA for counter-stealth role) and three Soar Dragon UAVs (medium size "box-wing" HALE UAV, equipped with SAR and IRST for territorial patrol and recently spotted near Sino-Indian border during the 2017 Doklam standoff) spotted in Anshun Airbase.

Rumors indicate that the Divine Eagle will soon be inducted in PLAAF service, following the Soar Dragon that was introduced somewhere between 2014 to 2016.

[Hongjian]

http://www.janes.com/article/75700/chin ... apable-uav

Armed and sensor enhanced variants of the BZK-005 Sea Eagle UAV unveiled.

[redcoat]

The Chinese government on Saturday accused the U.S. of trespassing in its territorial waters when a U.S. guided missile destroyer sailed near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said China would take “necessary measures” to protect its sovereignty after the USS Hopper sailed within 12 nautical miles of Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday evening.

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2018/01/20/china-says-us-warship-violated-sovereignty-near-scarborough/