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The Italian Navy has contracted Rolls-Royce to deliver 14 MTU diesel engines for the seven new multi-purpose ocean-going patrol vessels that are being built by Fincantieri.

The PPA (Pattugliatori Polivalenti d’Altura) multi-purpose ocean-going patrol vessels vessels form part of the Italian Navy’s fleet renewal plan and are intended to be the future backbone of the Italian Navy, replacing patrol boats, corvettes and frigates.

With their new, multi-module design, the vessels will be able to undertake a wide variety of tasks and missions. These include both traditional naval activities and also humanitarian assignments for which the vessels will be equipped with modular shelters acting as hospital units, as well as being able to supply electricity and drinking water to people on land who are in need.

The type 20V 8000 M91L engines to be provided by Rolls-Royce each produce 10,000 kW of power and are to be shipped from 2017 onwards.

Rolls-Royce said this would be the first time MTU engines have been used in newly-designed surface vessels operated by the Italian Navy. MTU will also be providing servicing for the engines, the company said.

Each vessel’s propulsion system includes two MTU diesel engines able to power the vessels above 24 knots in Diesel mode. The first new multi-purpose patrol vessel is set to be delivered in 2021, with six more to follow by 2026. The procurement plan includes an option to order a further three PPA vessels.

The project is a result of Italy’s Navy Act, under which the Italian government is providing a total of 5.4 billion euros to modernise the country’s naval fleet. This investment programme also includes an order for the construction of a Landing Helicopter Deck (LHD) multi-purpose amphibious vessel, which is to be supplied with a propulsion system featuring two Rolls-Royce Type MT 30 gas turbines.

Knut Müller, head of marine and government business at MTU, said: “We’re delighted to be supplying to Fincantieri, a major player in the shipbuilding arena, our highest-powered MTU engines for this prestige project for the Italian Navy. The order demonstrates once again that Series 8000 engines are really setting the standards in this segment with their high-power density, low emissions and demonstrated economy.” Series 8000 engines are the top-selling propulsion engines in their power class for naval vessels.

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Armenia - Several systems were displayed at the Independence Day parade rehearsal in September 2016. Two managers of the Russian military-industrial complex Rosoboronexport confirmed that four 9K720 Iskander systems were delivered to Armenia per

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arms agreement, thus making Armenia the first foreign state to have the missile system

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The Airbus C295W medium transport operated as an aerial refueling tanker on Sept. 29 for the first time. The tanker was equipped with a palletized air-to-air refueling unit and a Spanish Air Force C295 made several contacts with the drogue.

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D_Mitch said:

I was going to post it that just now. Thanks!

Still I am not very active here, I promise that I will be soon.

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A 4 billion euro (approx. $4.5B) contract for the construction of the German Navy’s new

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(Mehrzweckkampfschiff) ship has been delayed by six month, news agency Reuters has reported.

The German defense ministry is postponing the contract to ensure high-quality standards are met, the report said.

This means that the final agreement can be expected to be made by the end of 2017.

Acquisition of the Multi-role Combat Ship 180 (Mehrzweckkampfschiff MKS 180) – previously designated as ‘Korvette 131’ – is one of the biggest German defense projects. Three teams made up of two companies each are in the race for the contract.

German Naval Yards Kiel has teamed up with British BAE Systems in a bid to steal the contract from the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems/Lürssen duo and the Dutch-German team made up of Damen and the Blohm+Voss shipyard.

Four ships are planned to be built with the first one entering service in 2023 under a planned budget of €3.9 billion (US$4.3 billion).

Operational requirements initially set the number of ships to be built at 6, but financial constraints forced Germany to cut the number to four. According to the German Navy, the decision whether to build boats five and six will be made at a later point in time.

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