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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.
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.
Platform data systems on UK’s Type 23 frigates upgraded
UK-based electronics company Ultra has conducted a successful update of the platform data management (PDM) for the Type 23 Royal Navy frigates.
Damen: Dutch Navy’s combat support ship starting to take shape
Damen Naval, a dedicated naval shipbuilding division of the Damen Shipyards Group, has reported that the construction work on the Royal Netherlands Navy’s combat support ship (CSS) at its yard in Galati, Romania is on track.
Northrop Grumman gets $153 million deal to provide AARGM for US Navy
American multinational aerospace and defense technology company Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a $153 million contract from the US Navy for full-rate production (FRP) of lots 10 and 11 of the AGM-88E2 advanced anti-radiation guided missile (AARGM).
Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan and US wrap up joint military drills in Asian waters
Royal Australian Navy (RAN) vessels have finished nine days of maritime warfare training with four nations Canada, Germany, Japan and US during Annualex 2021.
Keel laid for first MCM vessel of Belgian-Dutch minehunter program
French defense contractor Naval Group has held a keel-laying ceremony for the first of the twelve mine countermeasure (MCM) vessels of the Belgian-Dutch mine hunter (rMCM) program, intended for Belgium.
Russia’s seventh Alexandrit-class minesweeper launched
Russian Sredne-Nevsky shipyard, a part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), has launched the seventh Project 12700 Aleksandrit-class minesweeper.
France’s first multi-mission frigate enters service
On 22 November, the first multi-mission frigate with reinforced air-defense capability (FREMM-DA) Alsace was admitted to active service in the French Navy.
South Korean Navy commissions 4th Yangyang-class minesweeper
The South Korean Navy has commissioned its fourth Yangyang-class minesweeper at a ceremony held on 19 November.