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24 November 2017 Type 26 frigate for SEA 5000 (image : BAE Systems) BAE Systems and the UK government have committed to what the company says would be an “unprecedented” transfer of intellectual property if the Global Combat Ship-Australia is selected for SEA 5000. More than 5,000 ‘work years’ of technical design worth $1.5 billion would be transferred to Australia, BAE Systems stated. “The transfer of data and the digital design of one of the world’s most sophisticated ships will support the development of a continuous naval shipbuilding capability in Australia, ensuring that local industry can build the fleet of nine Future Frigates,” the company stated. “It will also ensure they can be upgraded and supported during their decades of service. The unprecedented transfer of intellectual property will also include all ship parts, materials, systems and subsystems used to build the Type 26 frigate. “With this knowledge, Australian industry will gain the know-how needed to both build and o...

23 November 2017 KRI RE Martadinata 331 (photo : deefence.pk) KRI Raden Eddy Martadinata (REM) – 331 yang di Komandani Kolonel Laut (P) Agam Endrasmoro melaksanakan Latihan Replenishment at Sea (RAS) atau pembekalan di laut, latihan tersebut dilaksanakan di perairan Teluk Pattaya Thailand, Selasa (21/11/2017). KRI REM-331 melaksanakan latihan pembekalan di laut dengan Kapal perang Royal Thai Navy yaitu HTMS Taksin-422. Dalam latihan tersebut KRI REM hanya melaksanakan Station Keeping dengan posisi sejajar yang dilanjutkan peran parade penghormatan kapal. Latihan Replenishment at Sea bersama HTMS Taksin 422 (photo : Koarmatim) Selesai melaksanakan latihan pembekalan di laut, KRI R.E.Martadinata- 331 dan Kapal perang Thailand Taksin-422 kembali sandar di pelabuhan Chuksamet Naval Base of Thailand. ( Koarmatim )

16 November 2017 RMN frigates KD Jebat dan KD Lekiu (photo : Chanjunshen sports) Boustead Heavy Industries Corp Bhd’s (BHIC) wholly owned subsidiary BHIC Defence Techservices Sdn Bhd has secured a contract worth RM19.5 million from the Ministry of Defence Malaysia for the supply and delivery of communications for Squadron 23rd Frigate of the Royal Malaysian Navy. In an exchange filing today, BHIC said the contract is for the period of two years and a formal contract between the government and the company will be signed at a later date. “The contract will have no material effect on the earnings of the company for the financial year ending December 31, 2017 but it will contribute positively to the future earnings of BHIC group,” it said. ( New Straits Times )

13 November 2017 DSME DW3000 frigate of the RTN (photos : Navy Recognition) South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) is on track to deliver a 122 metre multipurpose frigate on order for the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) with an expected  delivery date of August 2018. The frigate has been given the pennant number 471, and is currently undergoing a series of sea trials.  It was ordered under a $440 million (14.6 billion THB) contract inked between the Thai government and DSME in August 2013 with work beginning at the company’s shipbuilding facilities in Okpo, South Korea, on 21 January 2017. The vessel is based on the Kwanggaeto Daewang (KDX-1) destroyer which is in service with the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). The ship's principal armaments include a 76mm main gun, eight surfaceto-surface missiles, eight vertical launch systems, and six torpedoes. It is also equipped with a close-in weapon system, two 30mm guns, and chaff launchers for self-defence. ...

09 November 2017 Aselsan SMASH 30mm RWS (photo : SeaWaves) Aerospace, defence and security business information outlet Shephard Media reported that Aselsan will supply the 30mm SMASH remote-controlled naval gun system as secondary gun for the two Philippine Navy future frigates ordered from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). According to MaxDefense Philippines, the 30mm Aselsan SMASH conforms to the Technical Specifications of Navy frigate acquisition program as it was part of HHI’s Alternative Configuration. “But since the PN is already using the MSI Defence Seahawk and BAE Systems Mk.38 Mod.2 remote operated stabilized guns, the PN originally wanted the MSI Defence 30mm Seahawk which was offered by Hyundai as part of their Baseline Configuration,” it added. “Cost could be the issue since sources confirmed that the Aselsan SMASH is around $300,000 cheaper than the MSI Defence Seahawk,” MaxDefense said. Aselsan is a Turkish defense corporation that produces defense systems for the Turkish...

07 November 2017 Concept of Type 31 frigates (photo : BAE Systems) BAE Systems is positioning its Type 31 multipurpose frigate to meet potential opportunities in the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) for additional surface combatants. A spokesperson for the company told Jane’s on 6 November at the Defence & Security 2017 show in Bangkok that, if selected to fulfil requirements, BAE Systems would offer to build the Type 31 frigate in partnership with local industry. The RTN ordered one light frigate from South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) in 2013 at a cost of about USD400 million. This 122 m vessel is being built in South Korea and is scheduled to be delivered to the RTN in August 2018. ( Jane's )

03 November 2017 Adelaide class frigate HMAS Darwin sailed into Darwin Harbour for the final time on November 1, before decommissioning due in December. (photo : Aus DoD) Adelaide Class frigates’ future home could be in the Baltic Sea The future of Australia’s Adelaide Class FFG frigates has been discussed this week during Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne’s visit to Europe. Minister Pyne has confirmed he discussed Poland's expression of interest in purchasing the frigates while meeting with his Polish counterparts. Poland officially expressed its interest in the vessels in March this year when Michal Jach, the chairman of the Polish parliament's National Defence Committee, told the Safety Forum 2017 conference in Szczecin: "The acquisition of used Adelaide frigates from Australia would represent a major upgrade for Poland, it would raise the combat capability of our Navy." Like Australia, Poland is working to significantly modernise its defence capabilit...

02 November 2017 C-Guard decoy launchers (photo : Terma) Denmark-based Terma Group will equip the Philippine Navy’s future frigates with its C-Guard decoy launchers, which will assist in the protection of the strategic assets. The company will deliver a total of four launchers, two per frigate. Each launcher has six tubes, the DL-6T Launcher variant, and uses 130mm NATO decoy rounds to protect against threats including RF, IR, dual seeker and torpedo threats. The C-Guard solution has been thoroughly evaluated by the Philippine Navy. A company spokesperson said that the same system was also being commissioned in Thailand soon, although they could not disclose more details. More than 200 C-Guard systems are currently in operation worldwide on platforms ranging from patrol vessels to frigates. The company also has its Surface Surveillance Radar Scanter 4100 in operations with the Royal Thai Navy’s Landing Platform Dock (LPD), which also utilises the C-Guard. The Indonesian Navy’s Fatahill...

31 Oktober 2017 Kapal PKR ke-2 KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai 332 (photo : Tirto) Panglima TNI Berharap KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai Perkuat Poros Maritim JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Panglima TNI Jenderal Gatot Nurmantyo berharap, Kapal perang I Gusti Ngurah Rai-332 (KRI GNR-332) mampu memperkuat poros maritim Indonesia. Dikutip dari siaran pers Kementerian Pertahanan, Kapal perang I Gusti Ngurah Rai-332 resmi diserahterimakan dari perusahaan kapal Belanda, Damen Schelde Naval Ship Building (DSNS), kepada TNI AL, di Surabaya, Senin (30/10/2017). "Saya berharap Indonesia akan lebih kuat lagi poros maritimnya. Jadi ada 4 kapal yang akan dibuat, ini yang kedua yang sudah dibuat," ujar Gatot, di Markas Yonkav VII/Sersus, Cijantung, Jakarta Timur, Selasa (31/10/2017). Gatot mengungkapkan bahwa ia telah memerintahkan Kepala Staf TNI AL Laksamana Ade Supandi berkoordinasi dengan Kementerian Pertahanan agar industri dalam produksi selanjutnya dikerjakan secara mandiri. Menurut Gatot, berdasarkan UU No 1...

30 Oktober 2017 Fregat KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai - 332 (photo : TSM) Menhan Resmikan Kapal PKR-2 Hasil Kerjasama Indonesia – Belanda Surabaya – Dalam rangka untuk mewujudkan kekuatan pokok minimal atau Minimum Essential Force (MEF) dan membangun kekuatan TNI AL menuju world class navy, Menhan RI Ryamizard Ryacudu dan Panglima TNI Jenderal TNI Gatot Nurmantyo selaku wakil pemerintah Indonesia menyaksikan serah terima Kapal Perusak Kawal Rudal Kedua (PKR-2), di galangan kapal PT PAL Surabaya, Jawa Timur, Senin (30/10). Kapal PKR-2 ini merupakan hasil kerjasama Belanda dengan PT PAL Indonesia (Persero) melalui proses alih teknologi atau Transfer of Technology (ToT). Kapal berteknologi canggih ini akan memperkuat jajaran TNI AL berdasarkan pada pertimbangan taktis dan strategis untuk menjaga dan melindungi wilayah kedaulatan NKRI serta melaksanakan tugas-tugas pertahanan baik Operasi Militer Perang (OMP) maupun Operasi Militer Selain Perang (OMSP). Dalam kesempatan tersebut Menhan berharap ke...

30 Okober 2017 AN/SPS-77 Sea Giraffe 3D Air Search Radars (photo : tutorial) Citing several sources, MaxDefense Philippines that has been providing credible information regarding the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said today that the AN/SPS-77 Sea Giraffe 3D Air Search Radars for BRP Gregorio del Pilar (FF-15) and BRP Ramon Alcaraz (FF-16) have arrived from United States. The above mentioned Del Pilar-class frigates are former US Coast Guard Hamilton-class high-endurance cutter acquired through through US Excess Defense Articles (EDA) program. “No schedule of installation was made available to MaxDefense yet, but it is possible that the installation will coincide with the installation of Mk.38 Mod.2/3 guns for the ships, 2 of which were delivered several months ago and was intended for BRP Gregorio del Pilar (FF-15),” MaxDefense said. In December 2016, the US Department of Defense Security Cooperation Agency Department (US DSCA) said the US State Department ...

28 Oktober 2017 Rolldock Star carrying third Gepard missile frigate (photo : naval) According to an updated Maritimeraffic.com website, the Rolldock Star carrying the 3rd Gepard missile frigates was returned to the Cam Ranh port on 27 October. The Rolldock Star has now entered the Cam Ranh port  as scheduled in preparation for the delivery of the 3rd Gepard missile frigates to the Vietnamese People's Navy. Thus, the 44-day journey begins on 13 September in Novorossiysk of the Rolldock Star with the task of carrying the 3rd Gepard missile frigates of the Vietnamese People's Navy has come to an end. The ship will soon be removed from the Rolldock Star and ready to join the navy fleet of the Vietnamese People's Navy. In November, it is expected that the remaining Gepard missile defense vessel in Russia's second pair will be returned to Vietnam. ( Soha )

27 Oktober 2017 HMNZS Te Mana, HMNZS Te Kaha & HMAS Parmatta (F154) (photo : DID) The Future Surface Combatant project is being established to identify options for the replacement of the RNZN’s ANZAC frigates HMNZS Te Kaha and HMNZS Te Mana. Cross-decking FSU systems to a new platform is one option being studied. The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is looking to formally establish a project next year to examine options for a Future Surface Combatant (FSC) capability to replace the Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN’s) two ANZAC frigates HMNZS Te Kaha and HMNZS Te Mana post-2030. Writing in the RNZN’s house magazine Navy Today , Captain Andrew Watts, Lead FSC project in the NZDF’s Capability Branch, said that a number of preliminary workstreams were already underway to inform government understanding on options for naval combat capability. ( Jane's )

24 Oktober 2017 SharpEye™ radar systems (photos : Kelvin Hughes) Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have contracted Kelvin Hughes to supply I Band and E/F Band SharpEye™ radars. The Philippine Navy Frigate Acquisition Project (FAP) was awarded to HHI in October 2016 to build two 2,600 ton frigates for hand over starting in 2020. Kelvin Hughes has announced it is to supply HHI two SharpEye™ navigation radars along with multifunction bridge radar displays for the Philippine Navy FAP. This follows the announcement by Kelvin Hughes in September that HHI contracted the company to supply the Integrated Navigation Bridge System (INBS) for The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Maritime Sustainment Capability (MSC) Vessel. The new naval vessels for the Philippine Navy are expected to have enhanced survivability, seakeeping and manoeuvring capability and be operable in up to Sea State 5 and also have stealth characteristics. The vessels (hull numbers P159 and P160) will be further complemented by the lo...

21 Oktober 2017 Fregat KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai 332 (photo : Piet Sinke) Sebagaimana dilansir Okezone  pada akhir bulan ini TNI AL akan terima kapal perang Perusak Kawal Rudal, Kapal perang buatan PT PAL kedua jenis frigate Sigma 10514 bernomer lambung 332 yang diberi nama KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai mempunyai panjang 105 meter, lebar 14 meter dan memiliki kecepatan 28 knots tersebut rencananya akan diserahterimakan kepada TNI AL akhir bulan ini sesuai dengan kontrak dengan Kemhan RI. Sebagai kapal perang modern yang berteknologi modular, maka kapal hasil kerjasama DSNS (Belanda) dan PAL (Surabaya) ini terdiri dari 7 bagian kapal (modul) yang dapat dikerjakan di tempat terpisah untuk kemudian disatukan kembali. Untuk kapal PKR-1 dari 7 modul kapal ini, sebanyak 5 unit dikerjakan di Surabaya dan 2 unit dikerjakan di Belanda, sedangkan untuk PKR-2 sebanyak 6 modul dikerjakan di Surabaya dan 1 modul dikerjakan di Belanda. Perakitan akhir modul-modul kapal ini dilakukan di galangan kapal...

20 Oktober 2017 The Indonesian Navy has delayed the planned retirement of its ex-Royal Netherlands Navy frigates. Move to ensure that the service can fulfil operational requirements and deployment obligations, especially in the South China Sea (photo : Joko Sulistyo) The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut) has decided to postpone the retirement of its Ahmad Yani-class frigates amid operational requirements that necessitate continued service of the platforms for about one more year, the service has confirmed with Jane’s . Citing a TNI-AL source from the service’s Western Fleet (KOARMABAR), Jane’s reported in February 2016 that the country will start to retire the first of its six Ahmad Yani-class frigates in 2017. This decision was made at the 2016 iteration of an annual naval technical and logistics work plan meeting, and the intention then was to retire the class at a rate of one ship a year from 2017 to 2022. However, given current progress of the Martadinata...