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UK invests £36M in new MOD police patrol craft
The UK government has awarded a £36 million contract to Marine Specialised Technology to deliver 18 new police patrol craft for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and Gibraltar Defence Police (GDP) Forces.
Fincantieri to build 6 FREMM frigates for Indonesian Navy
Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri and the Ministry of Defense of Indonesia have signed a contract for the supply of six FREMM-class frigates.
UK launches tender for 3 new Fleet Solid Support ships
On 21 May, UK’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace launched a competition to build three new Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships to provide vital support to Royal Navy operations across the world.
UK Carrier Strike Group embarks on historic deployment
Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier and fleet flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth has sailed from Portsmouth for her maiden operational deployment at the heart of the UK’s Carrier Strike Group after a farewell visit from Her Majesty The Queen.
German Navy’s third F125 frigate enters service
Sachsen-Anhalt (F224), the German Navy’s third of four F125-class frigates, has officially entered service.
Royal Navy’s upgraded Spearfish torpedo declared ready for the front line
The Royal Navy’s new Spearfish torpedo has been declared ready for front-line action with the navy and undergone extensive deepwater trials with HMS Audacious in the Bahamas. Five of the heavy torpedoes were successfully fired by Audacious – the fourth of the Royal Navy’s Astute-class nuclear-powere
Russian Navy’s sixth Project 12700 minesweeper launched
Russia’s Sredne-Nevsky shipyard, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, has launched Pyotr Ilyichev (543), the Russian Navy’s newest Project 12700 Aleksandrit-class minesweeper.
HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group to visit 40 countries on 1st deployment
The UK’s Carrier Strike Group led by HMS Queen Elizabeth will visit more than one fifth of the world’s nations when it sails next month.
Navantia hosts launching ceremony for Spanish Navy’s 1st S-80 submarine
Shipbuilder Navantia has hosted a launching ceremony for the future Isaac Peral (S-81), the first in a series of new air-independent propulsion (AIP) S-80 submarines being built for the Spanish Navy.
BAE Systems launches Royal Navy’s 5th Astute-class sub
Anson, the fifth of seven Astute class attack submarines being built for the Royal Navy, has been launched at BAE Systems’ site in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.
Russia develops submersible patrol ship
Russian submarine designer Rubin Design Bureau revealed it has developed a submersible patrol ship combining the features of a submarine and a surface patrol vessel.
Babcock to continue in-service support to Royal Navy’s Phalanx CIWS
British aerospace, defence and security company Babcock International has been awarded a two-year contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) for the continuation of in-service support to the Phalanx close-in weapon system (CIWS).
German Navy takes delivery of third F125 frigate
Last week, the German Navy took delivery of the frigate Sachsen-Anhalt from thyssenkrupp Marine Systems.
BAE Systems awarded £1.3B FMSP contracts
BAE Systems will retain its key role supporting the Royal Navy at Portsmouth Naval Base, with the company securing two contracts as part of the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Future Maritime Support Programme (FMSP) competition.