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Australian Navy frigate Perth returns to water after upgrades
Royal Australian Navy’s Anzac-class frigate HMAS Perth (FFH 157) returned to the water on July 1, 2021, following upgrades. The vessel was lowered out of the dry dock at the Australian Marine Complex at Henderson, Western Australia, after completion of upgrades to her radar capabilities, communicati
Royal Navy to boost ship availability with new tool
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded a five-year contract to BAE Systems to provide a data management system to multiple ships in the Royal Navy fleet.
Germany chooses P-8A Poseidon as its new maritime patrol aircraft
Germany has decided to order five P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft from the USA.
Prince William starts construction on UK’s 3rd Type 26 frigate
In a steel cut ceremony at BAE Systems’ shipyard in Glasgow on 29 June, His Royal Highness, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, set the plasma cutting machine to work on the first plate of steel for the third Type 26 frigate, HMS Belfast.
Royal Navy, University of Plymouth to jointly study marine autonomy
The Royal Navy and the University of Plymouth have joined forces to conduct research and advance understanding around the future potential of marine autonomy.
German Navy gets funding for new vessels
The German federal parliament (Bundestag) has allocated billions of euros for the modernization of the German Navy.
Austal wins preliminary design contract for US Navy’s light amphibious warship
Shipbuilder Austal USA has been awarded a concept studies and preliminary design contract by the United States Navy (USN) for the light amphibious warship (LAW) program.
Royal Navy takes delivery of 3rd autonomous minehunting boat
The third and final Royal Navy autonomous minehunting boat has been delivered to Clyde Naval Base.
Austal: 11th Guardian-class patrol boat delivered
Austal Australia has delivered the eleventh Guardian-class patrol boat (GCPB) to the Australian Department of Defence.
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.
Construction starts on Pakistan Navy’s final Milgem corvette
Pakistan has begun construction on the fourth and final Milgem-class corvette ordered by the Pakistan Navy.
US Navy vessels participate in exercise African Lion
U.S. Sixth Fleet ships, expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), and expeditionary fast transport USNS Trenton (T-EPF-5) are participating in U.S. Africa Command’s (AFRICOM) largest and premier annual exercise Africa
US Navy receives 1st SEWIP Block 3 System from Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered the AN/SLQ-32(V)7 Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 3 Engineering and Development Model (EDM) to the U.S. Navy for land-based testing.
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.