Vessels

Sweden orders four FDI frigates from Naval Group

Babcock strengthens UK-Danish naval partnerships

Polish Navy's first Miecznik frigate christened

TKMS in final talks with India over next-gen submarine program

Germany, Norway and Canada start preparations for Type 212CD sub contract

Representatives from Germany, Norway, Canada, TKMS, KONGSBERG and Multiconsult met in Kiel at the end of July for the first joint planning event...

OCCAR signs contract amendment for Horizon frigate mid-life upgrade

The Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) has signed the second amendment to the Horizon-class frigates’ Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU)...

Keel laid for Finnish Navy's fourth Pohjanmaa-class corvette

The keel for the Finnish Navy's fourth Pohjanmaa-class multi-role corvette was laid at the Rauma shipyard on August 4, 2026. The keel-laying...

Netherlands approves work on USVs for future ASW frigates

The Netherlands has approved the next phase of its effort to integrate uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) into the Royal Netherlands Navy's future...

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...

UK funds next Dreadnought-class submarine phase with £8.4B package

The UK government has announced an £8.4 billion ($11.2 billion) investment to advance the next phase of the Royal Navy's Dreadnought-class...

Rheinmetall to modernize F123-class frigate for German Navy

German technology group Rheinmetall has been awarded the contract to modernize the F123-class frigate Bayern for the German Navy. As part of the...

Canada and UK firms join forces to expand autonomous vessel operations in North America

Canadian shipbuilder Hike Metal Products has signed a technology licensing agreement with UK-based HydroSurv to manufacture, market and support a...

Fincantieri signs contract amendment with OCCAR for U212 NFS program

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has signed a contract amendment with OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation) under the U212 NFS (Near Future Submarine) program

Fincantieri cuts steel for Italian Navy’s second FREMM EVO frigate

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has marked another milestone in the Italian Navy’s next-generation frigate program with the steel-cutting ceremony for the second of two FREMM EVO (Evolution) frigates at its Riva Trigoso shipyard.