Rheinmetall has received a contract from the Kuwaiti Naval Forces to supply its multi-ammunition softkill system (MASS) ship protection system for eight Al Dorra-class guided-missile boats, marking the first delivery of the decoy launcher system to Kuwait.
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has laid the keel for the eighth Avante 2200 corvette for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces at the San Fernando shipyard.
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel RFA Lyme Bay has arrived in the Middle East ahead of a potential multinational minehunting operation in the Strait of Hormuz.
Spanish shipbuilding major Navantia has launched the sixth Avante 2200 corvette built for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), named HMS Almadinah.
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has signed a follow-on support contract with the Ministry of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for life-cycle support services for the first batch of five Avante 2200 corvettes already delivered, with a duration of five years.
Leonardo has signed a major contract with EDGE Group’s Naval Arm, Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), to provide next-generation naval combat systems for the Falaj 3 configuration for the Kuwait Navy Al Dorra missile boat program.
The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Carrier Strike Group is returning to Naval Station Norfolk after a historic 11-month deployment, the US Navy announced.
The UK has deployed the Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon to the Middle East as part of preparations for a potential multinational mission.
Navantia’s San Fernando shipyard has held the keel-laying event for the seventh corvette it is building for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), Avante 2200 class.
US forces intercepted Iranian missiles, drones, and small boats during a transit through the Strait of Hormuz on May 7, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) revealed.
Claims by Iranian state-affiliated media that a US warship was struck by missiles near the Strait of Hormuz are false, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) stated.
The Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon has completed a series of operational capability confidence checks in Crete, where the ship’s weapons and sensor systems were tested under realistic operational conditions.
The US Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush has arrived in the Middle East, entering the US Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility with a newly tested drone-killing laser weapon onboard.
US Marines launched an airborne boarding operation in the Arabian Sea on April 19, seizing the Iranian-flagged commercial vessel after it failed to comply with repeated warnings from US forces.
