The Russian Navy’s Project 20385 Gremyashchiy corvette has completed sea trials in the Barents Sea. “In the White Sea, the ship fired Kalibr and Onyx cruise missiles at shore and sea targets. In the Barents Sea, it fired A-190 and AK-630 artillery systems at mock air targets, and torpedo fire at und
France’s Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has ordered eight diving support fast boats for the French Navy. The contract was awarded to Merré Shipyard on December 18, 2019, the country’s Ministry of Armed Forces said in a statement. The units — Vedettes de soutien à la plongée (VSP) — are slated for
Kiel-based shipyard German Naval Yards (GNYK) revealed it would take legal action against the procurement decision of Germany’s Federal Ministry of Defense to grant the MKS 180 multi-purpose combat ship project to a Dutch-led consortium. “After a thorough examination, we have decided to file a compl
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Patria, the Finnish state-controlled provider of defense, security and aviation life-cycle support services and technology solutions, has delivered the first modernized Hamina-class missile boat Tornio to the Finnish Defence Forces. Patria is the prime contractor selected by Finland’s defense minist
Command of Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) has been transferred to Commander Henning Knudsen-Hauge of the Royal Norwegian Navy. The ceremony took place at the Akershus Fortress, in Oslo, Norway, on January 15, 2020. Since the beginning of 2019, SNMCMG1 was led by Royal Danish
Dutch shipyard Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, together with its partners Blohm+Voss and Thales, has won a tender for the German Navy’s MKS 180 multi-purpose combat ship project. The announcement was made by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Defense on January 14, 2020. The decision is yet to receive
Naviris, a joint venture between Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and French defense contractor Naval Group, is now fully operational following the first board meeting held on January 13, 2020. The JV is said to pave the way to the consolidation of European naval defense in response to the increasing
Canada’s OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) has entered into a strategic partnership with Poland-based naval shipyard PGZ Stocznia Wojenna Shipyard (PGZ SW) to provide integrated navigation and tactical systems (INTS) to the Polish Navy. As informed, the first contract is for the navy’s Kormoran program, th
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On January 11, the German Navy’s supply tender Donau (A516) will depart its homeport of Warnemünde to join the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG 1), the navy said. Donau, which is one of the navy’s six Type 404 Elbe-class replenishment ships, will be part of SNMCMG 1 for six months.
The Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, has handed over to the Russian Navy the newest Project 12700 Aleksandrit-class minesweeper Vladimir Yemelyanov. The flag raising ceremony for the newbuilding took place in Baltiysk, the main base of the Baltic Fleet in the Kali
