Ships assigned to Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 took part in Greek-led mine countermeasures exercise Ariadne 22 from March 7 to 18 in the southern Aegean sea off the coast of Crete.
German-based electronics company Rohde & Schwarz has equipped the Royal Australian Navy’s evolved Cape-class patrol boat with its naval integrated communications system (NAVICS).
Airbus Helicopters has begun trialing autonomous take-off and landing (ATOL) capabilities at sea for the VSR700, an unmanned aerial system (UAS) being developed in the frame of the SDAM (Système de drone aérien de la Marine) program for the French Navy.
Greece has signed a contract with French shipbuilding major Naval Group for three defence and intervention (FDI HN) frigates, plus one optional, and their in-service support to be built for the Hellenic Navy.
Ukraine’s military forces have destroyed the Russian Navy’s landing ship Orsk in the port city of Berdyansk, according to the information published by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
UK-based Shield Marine Services has been awarded the contract for the supply and installation of the deck coverings to the Type 31 general purpose frigates for the Royal Navy.
Cold Response 2022, “the largest military exercise in Norway in a generation”, shifts up a gear with UK Commando Forces conducting amphibious raids in the Arctic.
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UK-based shipbuilding company Babcock International for strategic cooperation in developing warship technologies.
The Royal Netherlands Navy has selected Leonardo’s naval gun system Lionfish to equip its new naval units.
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to defence tech company QinetiQ to procure a low-cost fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as part of the Project Vampire.
Naval forces from France, Italy and the US conducted tri-carrier operations in the Ionian Sea on 17 March in direct support of NATO security operations.
Italian Navy’s U212 near-future submarine (NFS) project has moved a step forward after the lithium-ion battery system to be installed on the submarines completed its System Design Review (SDR).
