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German Navy chief steps down following controversial comments
German Navy’s chief Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach has resigned as the head of the German Navy after publicly saying that Vladimir Putin “probably” deserved respect and Crimea was lost to Ukraine.
Belgium Naval & Robotics tests LARS for Belgian-Dutch minehunter program
The solution for rallying, recovering, maintaining and launching surface drones (Launch and recovery system-LARS) developed by Belgium Naval & Robotics, Naval Group and ECA Group has been successfully tested as part of Replacement Mine Counter Measure (rMCM) program.
Israel inks $3.4B deal with TKMS to buy three submarines
Israel’s Ministry of Defense has signed a deal with German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems to build three new submarines for the Israeli Navy.
UK plans to introduce its new class of destroyers in 2030s
New Royal Navy’s Type 83 destroyers are scheduled to replace the existing Type 45 destroyers in the late 2030s, according to the UK’s officials.
Hensoldt’s digital sensor suite picked for German-Norwegian Type 212CD subs
Sensor solutions provider Hensoldt has been contracted to equip the German-Norwegian Type 212CD submarines with a fully digital sensor suite.
Turkish Navy’s first test and training ship enters service
Turkish Navy’s test and evaluation ship TCG Ufuk (A-591) has been commissioned at Istanbul Naval Shipyard in Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed.
German Navy’s frigate Lübeck departs on final mission before retirement
German Navy’s Bremen-class frigate Lübeck has departed on its final mission to the Aegean Sea before its decommissioning scheduled for this summer.
Royal Navy’s first female admiral takes command
Senior Royal Navy officer Judith Helen “Jude” Terry has taken command as the first female admiral in the Royal Navy’s history.
Upgraded ammunition loading jetty ready to serve Royal Navy’s surface fleet
The Northern Ammunition Jetty at Glen Mallan in Scotland has been refurbished to support the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers.
HMS Prince of Wales begins journey as NATO’s flagship
The UK Royal Navy’s surface warship HMS Prince of Wales has taken the role of the flagship for the NATO Response Force Task Group.
Fincantieri: Construction starts on Italian Navy’s next-gen submarine
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has begun production activities for the first of two next-generation U212NFS submarines for the Italian Navy.
Atos developing video system for French Navy’s Falcon Albatros
French information technology company Atos is supporting Dassault Aviation to develop and produce the inflight video system for its Falcon Albatros.
UK’s HMS Westminster concludes submarine hunting mission
The UK Royal Navy’s frigate HMS Westminster has returned to Portsmouth after five months on a critical patrol safeguarding UK waters and keeping a close eye on submarines on operations as far north as the Arctic Circle.
BAE Systems gets $154M US Navy deal
UK’s arms, security, and aerospace company BAE Systems has been awarded a five-year contract worth up to $154 million to continue supporting the US Navy’s Naval Air Warfare Center Webster Outlying Field.