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Construction starts on Royal Navy’s 1st Type 31 frigate
The future Royal Navy fleet has started to take shape as the construction of the first of five new Type 31 frigates began.
Biofuels are ‘more realistic’ option to decarbonize naval vessels, DNV white paper finds
Biofuels are seen as a more realistic option for the decarbonization of naval ships than ammonia, methanol, hydrocarbons or other power sources, a new white paper finds.
BAE Systems, Microsoft team up for next-gen maritime defence tech
Defence company BAE Systems and technology giant Microsoft are developing the next generation of cloud computing maritime defence technology.
Finnish, Swedish navies hold anti-submarine warfare drills
Last week, the Finnish and Swedish navies conducted a joint anti-submarine warfare exercise in the Gulf of Finland.
Curtiss-Wright gets torpedo upgrade contract from US Navy
US-based supplier of electronics products Curtiss-Wright Corporation has been selected by engineering company Progeny to provide modular open system approach (MOSA) computers and digital processing modules for use in the US Navy’s torpedo upgrade programs.
UK’s aircraft carriers ready for Arctic role after HMS Prince of Wales’ High North operation
Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has returned home to Portsmouth after seven weeks away training with NATO and UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force in the Arctic.
RTsys wins AUVs contract from Slovenian Navy
French manufacturer of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) RTsys has received a contract to supply of one COMET-MCM AUV and two NEMOSENS micro-AUVs to the Slovenian Navy.
US Coast Guard commissions final PATFORSWA Sentinel-class cutter
The US Coast Guard has commissioned the USCGC Clarence Sutphin Jr. (WPC 1147), Patrol Forces Southwest Asia’s (PATFORSWA) sixth Sentinel-class fast response cutter (FRC), into service at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City.
German Navy christens first K130 Batch II corvette
A christening ceremony was held today (21 April) at Blohm+Voss shipyard in Hamburg for the first of five K130 Batch II corvettes, Köln, built for the German Navy.
WATCH: Australia’s frigate Toowoomba hits the water again after AMCAP upgrade
The Royal Australian Navy’s Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba returned to the water at Henderson, Western Australia, after an 18-month maintenance period.
Brazilian Navy takes delivery of final upgraded AF-1 fighter
Global aerospace company Embraer has delivered the final modernized AF-1 fighter jet (AF-1B) to the Brazilian Navy.
US Navy awards Raytheon up to $1.68B for Zumwalt destroyer engineering services
The US Navy has awarded Raytheon Missiles & Defence an activation, sustainment, and modernization contract for the navy’s Zumwalt-class destroyer.
NZDF sells 22 light armored vehicles to Chilean Navy
The New Zealand Defence Force has finalised a sale of 22 New Zealand light armoured vehicles (NZLAVs) to the Chilean Navy for use by their Marine Corps.
Indian Navy launches final Scorpene-class submarine
The Indian Navy has launched its sixth and final Scorpene-class submarine INS Vagsheer.