
Turkish Navy has held a steel-cutting ceremony for the three new Istanbul-class frigates being built under the Milgem project.

French equipment provider Thales has revealed that surveillance radar which will be fitted on Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigates passed factory acceptance tests.

Royal Navy’s Hunter-killer submarine HMS Audacious has returned home after completing a historic patrol of the Mediterranean.

Turkish Navy has commissioned its flagship and largest naval vessel, amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu, in Tuzla.

Turkish shipbuilding company STM has signed a contract for the sixth, seventh and eight Milgem-class vessels (Istanbul-class frigates) to be built for the Turkish Navy.

ABB has secured a contract with Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku to supply an integrated power and propulsion package for two new multi-purpose patrol vessels of the Finnish Border Guard.

UK shipbuilder BAE Systems has started the construction of the Royal Navy’s fourth Type 26 frigate HMS Birmingham.

Fincantieri and Cantiere Navale Vittoria have marked the laying of the keel of the multi-purpose offshore unit (UAM) destined for the Italian Coast Guard.

Polish shipbuilder Remontowa Shipbuilding has started the construction of the fourth Kormoran II-class minehunter for the Polish Navy.

French shipbuilder Naval Group has launched the first of the twelve mine countermeasure vessels of the Belgian-Dutch rMCM program, M940 Oostende, intended for the Belgian Navy.

French Navy’s second Suffren/Barracuda-class submarine Duguay-Trouin has started sea trials, French shipbuilding company Naval Group revealed.

SEA has signed a memorandum of understanding with Danish equipment provider SH Defence to explore the development of advanced modular solutions for future naval platform designs and retrofit projects.