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India’s first indigenous missile corvette decommissioned
INS Khukri, the Indian Navy’s first indigenously built missile corvette, was decommissioned after 32 years of service on Thursday, 23 December 2021.
More details emerge about UK’s Type 26 frigates
According to the UK’s Ministry of Defence, the Type 26 frigates will be armed with the future cruise/anti-ship weapon (FC/ASW).
Russian Navy’s new Borei-A ballistic missile submarine launched
Russian Navy’s new Project 955A Borei-A-Class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) has been launched by Sevmash Shipyard, a division of United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC).
Ares delivers first fast patrol boat to Turkish Coast Guard
Turkish shipbuilder Ares Shipyard has delivered the first fast patrol boat built for the Turkish Coast Guard.
Myanmar Navy commissions Type 035 Ming-class submarine
The Myanmar Navy has commissioned the former Chinese Navy’s Type 035 Ming-class submarine at a ceremony held in commemoration of the 74th anniversary of the navy.
Russia’s Project 20380 corvette Rezkiy hits important construction milestone
Russia’s Amur Shipyard in Vladivostok has revealed that the Steregushchiy-class corvette Rezkiy has reached an important construction milestone and that the main engines and diesel generators on the corvette have been turned on.
Stadt Naval joins European patrol corvette project
Norway-based company Stadt Naval has been invited and approved as a partner in the European Naval Industry Consortium led by Fincantieri, Naval Group and Navantia (coordinated by NAVIRIS) that is developing the Modular and Multirole Patrol Corvette (MMPC).
Three new classes of vessels to join Royal Navy in 2027, 2028
Three new classes of vessels are scheduled to enter the Royal Navy’s fleet in 2027 and 2028, according to a report published by the UK’s House of Commons Defence Committee.
Denmark and Ukraine team up on construction of multi-purpose vessels
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defence of Denmark concerning cooperation on developing and enhancing Ukraine’s maritime capabilities.
Royal Navy to explore “dronable” lightweight supply operations at sea
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the Royal Navy’s support arm, is looking at using drones to deliver mail drops and other supplies to ships in the middle of the ocean.
Australian Navy retires HMAS Sirius after 15 years of service
Royal Australian Navy (RAN) support ship HMAS Sirius was decommissioned in Perth’s Fleet Base West after 15 years of service.
US Navy receives final weapons elevator for $13bln Ford-class aircraft carrier
On December 22, the 11th and final advanced weapons elevator (AWE) aboard aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was turned over to the ship’s crew.
Raytheon scores $578 million contract for SM-2 production
Arizona-based tech company Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, was awarded a $578 million contract to produce 54 SM-2 Block IIIAZ all-up round upgrades for the US and 215 Standard Missile-2 all-up rounds for seven partner nations.
UK plans to retire three naval vessels without proper replacements
According to the report published by the UK’s House of Commons Defence Committee, the country plans to decommission two naval vessels from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and one ocean survey vessel.