
German company thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) and Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein Werft have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to collaborate on delivering the Royal Norwegian Navy’s next advanced frigates.

Equipment provider ABB has secured a contract with the West Sea Shipyard located in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, to supply six new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) of the Portuguese Navy with an integrated power, propulsion and automation system.

A new consortium, consisting of Karstensens Shipyard in Skagen, Hvide Sande Shipyard in Hvide Sande, and OSK Design, has been formed to construct naval support vessels for the Danish Navy.

French high-tech industrial group Exail has delivered navigation equipment to the Finnish Navy, marking a major step forward in the Squadron 2020 program.

The Dutch Navy’s combat support ship (CSS) Den Helder has been handed over to the Command Materiel and IT organization (Materiel and IT Command, COMMIT), Dutch shipbuilding major Damen Naval unveiled.

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Hatteland Technology have signed a strategic agreement that secures continued deliveries of critical components for both maritime and air defense systems.

British multinational aerospace and defense company BAE Systems has held a keel-laying ceremony for Royal Navy’s first Dreadnought submarine at Barrow-in-Furness shipyard.

Royal Navy warships shadowed a Russian task group returning from Syria in UK waters.

German shipbuilder Fassmer has held a christening ceremony for the new patrol boat built for the German Federal Customs Service (Bundeszollverwaltung).

The consortium Danske Flådeskibe K/S is ready to undertake the full responsibility of designing, constructing, and servicing new Arctic patrol ships and future frigates for the Danish Armed Forces.

UAE-based defense and technology group EDGE Group and French naval shipbuilding specialist CMN Naval have formally agreed to create a new Abu Dhabi-based shipbuilding joint venture (JV) named AD NAVAL (ADN).

Defense company Thales has signed an agreement with French shipbuilder Naval Group to provide its sonar suite for the Orka-class submarines.