Top news in global arms industry of 2020

Three German shipbuilding companies to form a new group

At the beginning of this year, a number of German manufacturers with the capability to build military ships conducted negotiations in an attempt to integrate a shipbuilding "national team" to compete with warship manufacturers from Italy and France in the future. ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, Luerssen, and German Naval Yards have conducted several rounds of closed-door negotiations on this matter since the beginning of this year.

Russia's MiG-35 fighter jet achieves automatic landing

Russia's MiG Aircraft Company announced that its latest MiG-35 fighter jet can achieve automatic landing. The group said in the announcement that their engineers have patented a system of a fighter jet’s automatic approach for landing. This system improves flight safety in adverse weather conditions and enables pilots to enter the landing and taxi in a shorter time in an automatic mode. The new technology will find its application in MiG-35 fighter jets.

French Cherbourg Naval Dockyard resumes nuclear submarine construction

French Cherbourg Naval Dockyard resumes nuclear submarine construction in early April. The shipyard began to gradually resume production after launching a series of effective epidemic prevention measures. The nuclear-powered submarine Suffren performeda static dive test and sea trials on April 28. The construction of the other five Barracuda-class nuclear submarines has been resumed, and the supply chain has also been reorganized.

Russia builds six ocean-going ships at the same time

The construction of six new warships started at the same time on July 20 at three leading shipyards, with two universal amphibious assault ships in Kerch, two frigates in St. Petersburg, and two nuclear submarines in Severodvinsk in Russia. Russia started building six large ships simultaneously, which helps defend its geopolitical interests and enhances Russia's strength in the field of military technology, said Mikhail Nenashev, chairman of the All-Russian Fleet Support Movement.