Unite, Scotland’s leading trade union, has revealed that over 30 members contracted to work on the new type 26 Frigate on the Clyde are set for strike action in the new year.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), the joint venture owned by Fincantieri and Leonardo with respective stakes of 51% and 49%, has signed, with the Directorate of Naval Armaments of the Secretariat General of Defence (MOC) a framework agreement for the Cavour aircraft carrier and the Andrea Doria and Ca
The Danish Government plans to invest DKK 40 billion ($5.47 billion) in the naval shipbuilding sector, the country’s Ministry of Defence revealed.
On 15 August, the UK launched a new maritime strategy that sets out how the UK will enhance its capabilities in technology, innovation and cyber security.
Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster departed Portsmouth on 15 August to begin its three-year mission in the Middle East.
Royal Navy’s Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel HMS Hurworth has joined NATO ships to support NATO on minehunting operations around Europe.
Royal Navy’s offshore patrol vessel HMS Tamar became the first British warship to visit Palau, the fourth smallest country on the planet, in nearly 100 years.
Brazilian Navy’s aircraft carrier Sao Paulo, formerly known as French warship Foch, has been placed under tow on an about 6000-mile journey to Aliaga, Turkiye, where it is to be scrapped.
Egyptian and Greek naval forces have conducted joint drills in the Mediterranean Sea, within the range of the Egyptian Northern Fleet.
Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate has been cleared for action and ready for autumn deployment after intensive training in the English Channel.
Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 2 and the US Navy’s Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) augmented by Italian Navy frigate ITS Alpino (F 594) conducted joint maritime and air defence exercises on July 24 while operating in the Mediterranean Sea.
The Royal Marines have completed preparations for operations across the Mediterranean this autumn after intensive amphibious exercises in the Netherlands.
On 20 July, the European Commission announced plans to grant a total EU funding of almost €1.2 billion supporting 61 collaborative defence research and development projects, including projects from the naval defence sector.
A Royal Navy warship, Type 23 frigate HMS Portland, has tracked the movements of two Russian submarines as they sailed into the North Sea.
