Australia and the UK have further strengthened their defence relationship by signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate on building and delivering the next generation of frigates.
The Royal Danish Navy (Søværnet) has reclassified its two Absalon-class support ships as frigates.
Germany-based engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions will provide MAN 175D four-stroke engines for four corvettes under construction for the Finnish Navy.
The Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) has returned to Portsmouth following the debut of the new Carrier Strike Group which will represent Britain on the global stage for the next fifty years.
Alsace, the first of two multi-mission air-defense frigates in the FREMM program for the French Navy, has carried out its first sea trials.
Several days ago, the Royal Navy’s new Carrier Strike Group assembled for the first time to carry out training in the North Sea.
Russia has successfully tested a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile — a move described by President Vladimir Putin as “a major event not only for the Armed Forces but also for the nation as a whole”.
The German Navy has celebrated the keel laying for the eighth new K130 Braunschweig corvette, Karlsruhe (F267).
French defense contractor Naval Group has launched A.R.A. Piedrabuena (P-52), the Argentine Navy’s second offshore patrol vessel (OPV).
A £5.5 million (around $7.1 million) contract to provide support for small diesel engines onboard critical Royal Navy vessels, including amphibious assault ships and mine hunters, has been placed by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD).
Defence, security and aerospace company BAE Systems has won a contract to produce and deliver Bofors 40 Mk4 and Bofors 57 Mk3 naval guns for the UK Ministry of Defence’s Type 31 general purpose frigate program.
JFD, an underwater capability provider and part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has been awarded an extension to its contract for the provision of the NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD).
