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More AN/SPN-50(V) for the US Navy

More AN/SPN-50(V) for the US Navy

Posted by | 27 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

The US Navy has ordered three more AN/SPN-50(V) radar systems from the manufacturer Saab. This is an option from the contract concluded in October last year, under which two devices have already been ordered. The price is quoted at just under 32 million dollars. The systems are to be delivered by the end of 2022. The new sensors are intended to replace the AN/SPN-43Cs currently installed on the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships. These 2D radars are used for air traffic control around the ships and detect aircraft at a distance of up to 50 nautical miles and an altitude of up to 50 metres.

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US Navy personnel receive vaccination without registration

US Navy personnel receive vaccination without registration

Posted by | 27 Apr 2021 | , , | 0

Since the end of last week, up to 500 people at Norfolk Naval Base and Naval Air Station Oceana have been able to be vaccinated against the coronavirus every day without an appointment. This is in addition to the regular vaccinations that are offered to certain units on a voluntary basis. The additional vaccinations are being given on a first-come, first-served basis. The time required for the vaccination is around five minutes, plus a subsequent waiting time of a quarter of an hour. The vaccinations are open to all soldiers and civilians in the armed forces. As of 21 April, almost 146,000 navy personnel have already received both doses required for full protection.

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Christening of the USS Higbee

Christening of the USS Higbee

Posted by | 26 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding once again christened a destroyer for the US Navy on 24 April. The Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) was supposed to undergo this ceremony last year, but the pandemic put a spanner in the Navy's works. The ceremony is named after a nurse who was one of the first women to join the newly established Navy Nurse Corps in October 1908. As part of a group that later became known as "The Sacred Twenty", she was also one of the first women in the United States Armed Forces. After rising through the ranks to second superintendent...

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Leonardo acquires blocking minority in Hensoldt

Leonardo acquires blocking minority in Hensoldt

Posted by | 24 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

Following the German government's investment in defence company Hensoldt last year, Italian company Leonardo has now acquired another large block of shares from financial investor Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts (KKR). The stake held by both anchor shareholders is 25.1 per cent each, giving each a blocking minority. According to its own information, Leonardo is paying around 606 million euros, which corresponds to a price per share of 23 euros. The closing price of the Hensoldt share was 15.58 euros on Friday. Leonardo would thus have paid a premium of just under 50 per cent. With their investment, the Italians want to establish a strategic presence in the growing German defence market. Already in the past...

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