Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen has unveiled that the Danish Government plans to strengthen the defense with a new ambitious naval strategy that includes the purchase of new equipment and vessels.
The Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) has announced the signing of Amendment No. 6 to the U212 Near Future Submarine (NFS) program contract.
Vlissingen, the second of the series of mine countermeasures vessels of the Belgian-Dutch rMCM program, first intended for the Royal Netherlands Navy, began its first sea trials campaign from Concarneau, France, on March 27, 2025.
German company thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) and Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein Werft have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to collaborate on delivering the Royal Norwegian Navy’s next advanced frigates.
Equipment provider ABB has secured a contract with the West Sea Shipyard located in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, to supply six new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) of the Portuguese Navy with an integrated power, propulsion and automation system.
The Dutch Navy’s combat support ship (CSS) Den Helder has been handed over to the Command Materiel and IT organization (Materiel and IT Command, COMMIT), Dutch shipbuilding major Damen Naval unveiled.
British multinational aerospace and defense company BAE Systems has held a keel-laying ceremony for Royal Navy’s first Dreadnought submarine at Barrow-in-Furness shipyard.
German shipbuilder Fassmer has held a christening ceremony for the new patrol boat built for the German Federal Customs Service (Bundeszollverwaltung).
The consortium Danske Flådeskibe K/S is ready to undertake the full responsibility of designing, constructing, and servicing new Arctic patrol ships and future frigates for the Danish Armed Forces.
Rafael Advanced Defence Systems and Elbit Systems have been awarded a contract to supply a naval decoy control & launching system (DCLS) for the new frigates of NATO European countries.
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has held a steel-cutting ceremony for the second corvette for the Royal Saudi Naval Force (RSNF), within the new contract signed at the end of last year, which involves the construction of three more ships to be added to the five previously delivered to the RSNF.
BAE Systems has received a contract from Damen Naval for a Bofors 40 Mk4 naval gun system to be installed for anti-aircraft and anti-surface operations on the Colombian Navy’s PES frigate.
The S-82 Narciso Monturiol submarine, the second of the series of four that Navantia is building for the Spanish Navy, has accomplished its first safety milestone: the “power up” of the equipment.
Norwegian company Maritime Partner has received a landmark contract to deliver seven Sjøbjørn 71 vessels for the Danish Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO).
