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Parker’s filtration system picked for US, Italian Navy frigates
US-based tech company Parker Hannifin Corporation has been chosen to provide filtration systems for US Navy and Italian Navy frigates.

UK Carrier Strike Group approaches final days of largest maritime deployment in a generation
UK Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is marking the final days of deployment dubbed as UK’s largest, most complex maritime deployment in a generation led by the Royal Navy’s flagship, aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth.

HII kicks off fabrication of US Navy’s 81st Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
US military shipbuilding major Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), through its Ingalls Shipbuilding division, has officially started with the fabrication of the 81st Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyer George M. Neal (DDG 131).

PHOTOS: Swedish Coast Guard fights fire on German ship with crew still onboard
The Swedish Coast Guard has intervened after a fire broke out on a German ship that was traveling close to Vinga, an island in the archipelago of Gothenburg.

German, Norwegian Navy to fit Type 212CD subs with Kongsberg’s navigation systems
Active sonar suite and bottom navigation technology from Norwegian tech firm Kongsberg Maritime has been selected for installation on Type 212CD class submarines for both the Norwegian and German navies.

US Marines partner with navy to test future force operating concepts aboard CH-53K King Stallion
US Marines from Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron One conducted over-the-horizon heavy lift and troop transport ship-to-shore operations aboard CH-53K King Stallions with the US Navy over the Atlantic Ocean.

Work starts on Bulgarian Navy’s largest patrol vessel program
Germany’s NVL Group, formerly Lürssen Defence, and its local shipyard partner MTG Dolphin, have started the construction of the first of two multipurpose modular patrol vessels (MMPV) for the Bulgarian Navy.

Navantia launches last Avante 2200 corvette built for Saudi Arabia
Spanish shipbuilding company Navantia has launched the fifth Avante 2200 corvette built for the Royal Navy of Saudi Arabia (RSNF).

Indian Navy’s new survey vessel hits the water
Sandhayak, the first of the four Indian Navy’s survey vessels (large), was launched in Kolkata on 5 December.

UAE Navy’s first Gowind corvette launched
The first Gowind corvette ordered by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Navy from French shipbuilder Naval Group was launched on 4 December.

Argentine Navy commissions third OPV ARA Storni
The third of the four offshore patrol vessels ARA Storni (OPV 87) ordered to French defense company Naval Group by Argentina was commissioned today (3 December 2021) at Port Belgrano Naval Base.

UK keeps the ball rolling with new naval vessel arrivals
The number of Royal Navy’s frigates and destroyers will return to above 19 vessels by 2026 as new ships are brought into service, Admiral Tony Radakin notes in his written evidence submitted to the Defence Select Commitee, UK.

CSL cuts steel for two Indian Navy’s anti-submarine warfare vessels
Indian Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has held a steel-cutting ceremony for two anti-submarine warfare shallow water crafts (ASWSWCs) built for the Indian Navy.

US Navy welcomes 71st Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
The US Navy accepted the delivery of the future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) from shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division on 30 November.