Shipbuilding

Rheinmetall to acquire Romanian shipyard to boost naval shipbuilding

Italian Navy's second next-gen minehunter reaches construction milestone

Italian shipbuilder Intermarine has started fiberglass lamination of the hull for the second new-generation minehunter being built for the...

Fincantieri, REPUBLIKORP ink MoU to build naval vessels in Indonesia

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and REPUBLIKORP, Indonesia’s largest privately owned defense industrial holding company, through its subsidiary PT Republik Palindo Internasional (RPAL), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a strategic partnership to build naval vessels in Ind

Thales and BAE Systems to integrate new sensor system on Herne XLAUV

Defense companies Thales and BAE Systems have decided to collaborate on the integration of a new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mast system intended for use on the Herne extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle (XLAUV).

UK’s Type 31 frigate program hit by £140M cost adjustment amid rework challenges

Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigate program has been hit by a £140 million cost adjustment, after contractor Babcock International identified higher-than-expected rework and productivity issues during construction of the vessels.

L3Harris to provide ship management system for Polish Navy’s Miecznik frigates

L3Harris has been selected to support the Polish Navy’s operational capabilities and maritime defense with a ship management system for the new Miecznik-class frigates.

Steel cut for Polish Navy’s third and final Miecznik frigate

Construction of the Polish Navy’s third and final Miecznik frigate, Huragan, has started at PGZ Stocznia Wojenna in Gdynia with the symbolic cutting of the first steel plates.

Indra, IDV to deliver 34 amphibious combat vehicles for Spanish Marines

Indra and IDV, the land defence arm of Leonardo, have secured a strategic agreement to deliver Spain’s new Marine Infantry amphibious combat vehicles (VACIMs).

UK’s aircraft carrier returns to sea after major refit

Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has departed the Rosyth Dockyard following the completion of a significant planned maintenance program, shipbuilder Babcock revealed.

UK’s Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster departs on a three-year mission

Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster departed Portsmouth on 15 August to begin its three-year mission in the Middle East.

UK’s first Type 26 frigate to enter the water later this year, BAE confirms

Royal Navy’s first Type 26 anti-submarine frigate HMS Glasgow will enter the water later this year, shipbuilding company BAE Systems has confirmed.

BAE Systems wins Artisan radar deal for Brazilian Navy’s aircraft carrier

UK defence company BAE Systems has signed a five-year contract to support its Artisan radar on the Brazilian Navy’s flagship, the multipurpose aircraft carrier NAM Atlântico.

UK’s Type 23 frigate preparing for front-line duties after overhaul

Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Kent has undergone an overhaul and is gearing up for its first deployment since accompanying the navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and the carrier strike group to the Pacific Rim and back.

Royal Navy officially names final River-class OPV

The fifth and final unit from the second batch of the Royal Navy’s River-class offshore patrol vessels was formally named as work on HMS Spey nears completion. The ceremony was the latest milestone in a seven-year program which will give the Royal Navy a fleet of new patrol ships. As with her sister