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US Navy lays keel for ESB ship USS Robert E. Simanek
The keel for the future USS Robert E. Simanek (ESB 7), a Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base (ESB), was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego, on 21 October.
Fincantieri hands over second PPA OPV to Italian Navy
Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri has delivered the second multipurpose offshore patrol ship (Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura-PPA) to the Italian Navy.
Naval Group lays down first block of Greek 1st FDI HN frigate
French shipbuilding major Naval Group has laid down the first block of the first FDI HN frigate for the Hellenic Navy.
Textron inks UAS support contract for US Navy’s ESB-5
Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. company, has been awarded a contract valued at up to $22 million by the US Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide UAS operational support to the USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5).
Japan to boost navy’s capabilities with SM-6 missiles
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible foreign military sale to the Government of Japan of Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) Block I missiles and related equipment.
France partners Belgian-Dutch minehunter program
France, Belgium, and the Netherlands have signed an agreement to promote synergies and mutual benefits in national mine warfare capabilities at this year’s Euronaval.
Saab lands order for more Double Eagle ROVs
Saab has received an order for deliveries of additional underwater vehicles called Double Eagle SAROV (semi-autonomous remotely operated vehicle) which are to be used for safe disposing of sea mines.
Rolls Royce inks service support contract for Royal Navy’s mtu generator sets
Rolls-Royce has signed a long-term service support contract for all mtu generator sets powering Royal Navy’s fleet.
Naval Group unveils new high-tech, eco-friendly combat ship design
French shipbuilding company Naval Group has unveiled a new surface concept ship that incorporates high-tech and environmentally friendly features.
UK’s Type 31 frigate program hits major milestone
Shipbuilding company Babcock International has revealed that the Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigate program reached a major milestone when the team recently moved a 177-tonne hull block into position on the first frigate.
Preliminary consortium agreement signed for European multirole patrol corvette
Shipbuilding companies Naval Group, Navantia, Naviris and Fincantieri have signed a preliminary consortium agreement for the European modular and multirole patrol corvette (MMPC).
Saab kicks off lightweight torpedo deliveries for Swedish warships
Saab has made the first deliveries of the new lightweight torpedo to Sweden’s defence procurement agency FMV.
Egyptian Navy welcomes first MEKO A-200 EN frigate from TKMS
German shipbuilder thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has handed over the first MEKO A-200 EN frigate built for the Egyptian Navy.
Contract awarded for optimisation of Australia’s Hobart-class destroyers
The Australian Government has signed a six-year contract with BAE Systems to take on a new, innovative sustainment role designed to optimise the capability of the Royal Australian Navy’s Hobart class destroyers.