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Navy News Week 35-2 NAVY NEWS WEEK 35-2 27 August 2018 Russia debates giving up on building helicopter-carrier ships for its Navy Meduza 14:48, 20 august 2018 There‟s some confusion in Russia‟s shipbuilding business about whether or not the country is done trying to build helicopter carriers. Russia‟s industry and trade minister, Denis Manturov, said in an interview with the news agency Interfax on August 20 that these projects, “in a pure sense of the word,” are over, though the Navy will retain a few such ships. (Manturov added that Russia is still discussing the construction of a second aircraft carrier.) Almost immediately after the interview was published, however, a “high-placed source in Russia‟s shipbuilding industry” told RIA Novosti that the Defense Ministry hasn‟t yet made up its mind about the future of helicopter-carrier construction in Russia. In June 2017, Viktor Bursuk, the deputy head of Russia‟s Navy, said the country planned to acquire two helicopter-carrier ships and complete work on a new aircraft carrier before 2025. Moscow wanted to buy two Mistral-class helicopter-carrier ships from France, but the deal fell through in 2015, following the annexation of Crimea. Those vessels, built for Russia, were ultimately sold to Egypt. Source: https://meduza.io Competition to build cut-price frigates for Royal Navy relaunched Alan Tovey, Industry Editor 20 August 2018 • 1:35pm A computer-generated image of how the Type 31e ships could look The competition to build budget frigates for the Royal Navy has been relaunched after it was halted last month, with defence chiefs saying they had received “insufficient compliant bids”. The Ministry of Defence wants to add five Type 31e frigates to the Navy. Priced at £250m per vessel, these are stripped-down ships with fewer capabilities than other frigates in the fleet. Military sources have previously questioned how useful the ships will be, but their duties will include protecting and supporting the Navy‟s new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. A notice posted on the website of the Defence Equipment & Support organisation, the body which acquires military equipment for the MoD, revealed that companies interested in building the Type 31e ships had until today to express an interest. There will then be a “short period of early market engagement… to share key elements, including technical and commercial elements”. The MoD said this would generate “feedback which it intends to use to inform the further shaping of its requirements”. Bidders include a consortium led by Babcock which includes Thales, OMT, BMT, Harland and Wolff and Ferguson Marine and is offering a design called "Arrowhead". Merseyside-based shipbuilder Cammell Laird is also offering the “Leander” design from defence giant BAE Systems. Cammell Laird has already flagged its credentials for the project, boasting it has built up a network of 2,000 suppliers to support its bid. Both groups were involved in the aborted previous competition. The MoD said at the time the earlier contest was abandoned that it had not received enough bids to run “an effective and robust competition”, but naval insiders claimed the terms demanded by the MoD for the contract were “too rigid and inflexible”. The Leander design is being offered by Cammell Laird and BAE Systems Credit: Team Leander There has also been speculation that none of the bids were able to meet the £250m per ship price tag. Others have suggested that the Government may not have the money for the Type 31e, with the MoD facing a potential £20bn funding gap over the coming decade. Companies interested in building the Type 31e face a demanding schedule, with the first ship set to go into service in 2023 and the last one five years later. Conditions for the contract also warn that potential suppliers must be “in a position to undertake the full Type 31e programme, meeting its full requirement including a £1.25bn cost and building the T31e in a UK shipyard”. It also refers to the National Shipbuilding Strategy, produced by industrialist Sir John Parker two years ago. This aims to spread work around UK shipyards rather than rely on dominant BAE Systems, and also give the UK an economic boost by producing vessels that are attractive to foreign buyers. Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk China to take part in Russian military drills Russia's Defense Minister has announced that China's military will participate in massive joint military exercises in the country's Far East next month. Sergei Shoigu said on Monday that military units from China and Mongolia will take part in the Vostok-2018 strategic military drills. Russia has held the exercises once every 4 years since 2010. Shoigu said the upcoming drills will be held on an unprecedented scale. The 2 countries have conducted joint naval drills, but it will be the first time for Chinese forces to participate in these exercises. China's Defense Ministry official says the country will dispatch about 3,200 personnel and aircraft. The exercises will coincide with an economic forum in the Far East city of Vladivostok. Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to attend. The moves are seen as part of efforts by the leaders of the 2 countries to highlight their military and economic ties in opposition to the United States. The US recently cancelled an invitation to China for a multi-national naval exercise due to its activities in the South China Sea. Beijing is also in a deepening trade dispute with the US. Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp BLACK SEA (Aug. 18, 2018) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) is underway alongside the Romanian navy corvette ROS Admiral Horia Marcellariu (F 265) in the Black Sea, Aug. 18, 2018. Carney, forward- deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its fifth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners as well as U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released) U.S. Navy Reports Second Man-Overboard in Two Weeks The U.S. Navy reported Monday that it is once again engaged in a search and rescue effort for a missing sailor in the Pacific theater, less than two weeks after a marine went missing from the amphib USS Essex in the Sulu Sea. At about 0700 hours local time Sunday, a sailor aboard the cruiser USS Lake Erie failed to report for duty. The crew conducted several extensive searches of the vessel but could not locate the individual, and the ship initiated man-overboard procedures. The Lake Erie was under way in the Eastern Pacific at the time of the incident as part of the USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group. Vessels and aircraft from the CSG are conducting a SAR operation with assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard. The family of the missing sailor has been notified but the Navy has not yet released the individual's identity to the public. On Sunday, the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit identified the marine who went missing from the USS Essex on August 9. The victim, helicopter crew chief Cpl. Jonathan Currier, was deployed with the 13th MEU's Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166 aboard the Essex. When he went missing, the Navy launched a search in the Sulu Sea and Surigao Strait. Phillipine and Singaporean authorities supported the effort. The search lasted five days and covered more than 13,000 square nautical miles, with more than 110 sorties and 300 flight hours. It was called off on August 13, and Cpl. Currier was declared deceased on August 17. USS Lake Erie under way off Hawaii during RIMPAC 2018. Photo: USN Cpl. Currier was the recipient of the National Defense Service Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. “Our hearts go out to the Currier family,” said Col. Chandler Nelms, commanding officer of the 13th MEU. “Cpl. Currier’s loss is felt by our entire [crew], and he will not be forgotten.” Source: MarEx This seems to happen far too often, according to reports in this newsletter. The LCS 14 Manchester arriving in her homeport San Diego for the first time Photo : Jasper van Raemdonck © Singapore Navy launches seventh Littoral Mission Vessel Dauntless The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) on Saturday (Aug 18) launched Dauntless its seventh Littoral Mission Vessel (LMV). The LMV was launched at ST Engineering's Benoi Shipyard by Mrs Heng Hwee Nee, wife of Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat. In a press release, the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) said the launch of Dauntless was a "significant milestone in the RSN's continued transformation to keep Singapore's waters safe" The LMV programme is progressing well, said MINDEF. Three LMVs - RSS Independence, RSS Sovereignty, and RSS Unity - were commissioned in 2017, while two previously launched LMVs - Justice and Indomitable - will be commissioned later this year, said the ministry. Fortitude, the sixth LMV, is presently undergoing sea trials. Speaking at the launching ceremony, Mr Heng said that the LMV's name reflects the RSN's "determined spirit to overcome all adversity without fear", and that the name also captures the attributes of Singapore's founding generation. "The Dauntless spirit will continue to guide the RSN in innovating and constantly improving itself to safeguard Singapore," he said Mr Heng also highlighted the importance of a strong navy to Singapore's defence "Our RSN’s ability to secure and keep these key sea lines of communication open, preserve our right to move freely in waters around the world, as set out by international law, is critical to Singapore’s prosperity and security," he said.
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