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Greece greenlights deal with France for purchase of three FDI frigates
The Hellenic Parliament has passed the bill ratifying the purchase of three FDI (Belharra-class) frigates from France.
Lockheed Martin lands MK 41 VLS contract for German Navy’s F126 frigates
Damen Naval has contracted US-based defense company Lockheed Martin for the MK 41 Vertical Launching System in support of the German Navy’s F126 frigate program.
Poles shortlist TKMS and Babcock’s design for Miecznik frigates
Poland’s Ministry of National Defense has shortlisted two designs for Polish Navy’s new Miecznik frigate program, Babcock’s Arrowhead 140 and Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems’ (TKMS) Meko-A300 frigate design.
US Marines activate first littoral anti-air battalion
The US Marine Corps administratively activated its first Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, the 3rd LAAB, in a small ceremony aboard US Marine Corps Base Hawaii on 11 February.
Former metallurgist convicted of falsifying steel-test results for US Navy subs
The former director of metallurgy at Bradken Inc. Elaine Thomas was sentenced to two and a half years in prison and must pay a $50,000 fine after pleading guilty to falsifying test results that measure the strength and toughness of steel used in US Navy submarines.
Australian Navy’s HMAS Supply aces first refueling at sea in Tonga
The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) lead ship of the Supply-class replenishment oilers, HMAS Supply, completed its first replenishment at sea (RAS) with HMAS Adelaide, the second of two Canberra-class landing helicopter dock ships.
US Navy relieves USS Sioux City’s commanding officer
Capt. Amy Graham, commodore, Surface Division (CSD) 21, relieved the commanding officer of US Navy’s Freedom-class littoral combat ship (LCS USS Sioux City (LCS 11) Cmdr. Bradford Tonder on 11 February.
PCG tests new weapon systems on six multi-role response vessels
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has test-fired newly installed weapons system on six multi-role response vessels (MRRVs) off Mariveles, Bataan.
Critical design phase of Turkish Preveze submarine modernization project completed
STM Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş (STM), a defense contractor that operates under the direction of the Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB), has completed the critical design phase for the Preveze-class submarine mid-life modernization project.
US Navy’s 1st Snakehead LDUUV prototype christened
A US Navy team led by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport and the Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) conducted a vehicle christening for the first Snakehead large displacement unmanned undersea vehicle (LDUUV) prototype on 2 February.
UK’s fifth Astute-class sub one step closer to commissioning
The Royal Navy’s fifth Astute-class submarine HMS Anson has successfully come through her first dive in the safety of a dock in Barrow.
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman pays visit to Split, Croatia
The crews of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and Royal Norwegian Navy Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen (F310) arrived in Split, Croatia, for a scheduled port visit, on 11 February.
Construction starts on two Russian Navy’s Lada-class submarines
Admiralty Shipyards, a subsidiary of Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), has begun the construction of two Project 677 Lada-class submarines for the Russian Navy. The company held a steel-cutting for the two vessels at once. The contract for the construction of the third and fourth diese
Swedish companies to develop next-gen hybrid patrol vessel
Swedish companies Marell Boats and Scania Power Solutions have joined forces to develop a next-generation, eco-friendly interceptor with a hybrid driveline, M17 Patrol.