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PHOTO: UK’s Type 23 frigate seizes anti-tank missiles in Gulf of Oman
Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster seized anti-tank weapons and ballistic missile components being smuggled in international waters in the Gulf of Oman after a high-speed chase in the Gulf.

ADSB to construct fast patrol vessels for CICPA
EDGE Group’s entity Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) has received a contract to build fast patrol vessels for the Critical Infrastructure & Coastal Protection Authority (CICPA).

BAE Systems gets $145M deal for USS Nitze modernization
BAE Systems has received a $145 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the maintenance and modernization of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94).

BAE Systems to provide MIFS for UK’s Type 26 frigates
BAE Systems has received a $219 million (GBP181 million) contract to equip the Royal Navy’s Type 26 frigates with five Mk 45 Maritime Indirect Fire Systems (MIFS).

NATO’s anti-submarine warfare drill Dynamic Manta underway in Italy
Ships, submarines, aircraft, and personnel from nine nations converged in the Central Mediterranean Sea for anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare training.

GA-ASI’s SeaGuardian picked for JMSDF’s RPAS operation project
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the global leader in Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), is pleased to be selected to support the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Medium-Altitude, Long-Endurance (MALE) RPAS Trial Operation Project.

US Navy christens first EPF Flight II vessel USNS Cody
The US Navy has christened its Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport, the future USNS Cody (EPF 14).

Watch UK’s Type 45 destroyer firing Phalanx CIWS against aircraft
The Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless has conducted firing exercise against aircraft as part of rigorous testing.

Atlas Elektronik delivers final Vahana boat to Royal Navy’s divers
Dorset-company Atlas Elektronik has delivered the final of six new Vahana boats to the Royal Navy’s divers.

Eni, Saipem to collaborate on renewable fuels for naval vessels
Eni Sustainable Mobility and Saipem have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim of employing biofuels on Saipem’s drilling and construction naval vessels, with particular attention to operations in the Mediterranean Sea.

Fincantieri, Edge Group join forces on new naval projects
Edge Group’s entity Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) has signed an industrial cooperation agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2023).

Italian Navy’s U212 submarine project passes critical design review
NFS programme has met a significant milestone, the Critical Design Review (CDR), a fundamental step for the realisation of the new generation of submarines.

Angolan Navy orders BR71 MKII corvettes from Edge Group under €1bln deal
EDGE Group has signed a major €1 billion milestone contract which will see the company’s unit, shipbuilder Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) build a fleet of 71-meter-long corvettes for the Angolan Navy.

UK’s new experimental warship Patrick Blackett kicks off sea trials
NavyX’s unique trials ship, XV (eXperimental Vessel) Patrick Blackett, left Portsmouth Naval Base yesterday to undergo sea acceptance trials