Vessels
Leonardo signs contract with Italian Coast Guard to deliver ATR42 MP aircraft
Leonardo has signed a contract with the Italian Coast Guard for the supply of an ATR42-600 Maritime Patrol (MP) aircraft.
RAFAEL to deliver electronic countermeasure systems to NATO Navy
Israeli defense technology company RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems has secured a contract to supply vessels of a NATO country with the latest generation of its Digital Shark electronic countermeasure (ECM) systems.
UK prepares to dismantle its first nuclear-powered submarine
Babcock International has awarded a recycling contract to KDC Veolia Decommissioning Services (KDCV) for nuclear-powered submarine Swiftsure.
Agreement signed for second phase of MMPC project
Navantia, Fincantieri, and Naval Group, together with Naviris, have signed the initial consortium agreement which aims to start the second phase (Call 2) of the Modular and Multirole Patrol Corvette (MMPC) Project.
Rohde & Schwarz to provide communications systems for Dutch and Belgian ASW frigates
Rohde & Schwarz has been commissioned to supply and integrate systems for communications and radar electronic support measures (C-ESM/R-ESM) for the German Navy’s F124 Sachsen-class frigates.
UK’s FSS program achieves first major milestone with completion of PDR
The Fleet Solid Support Ships (FSS) program for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary has completed the preliminary design review (PDR), marking its first major milestone.
Alfa Laval jumps onboard Belgian-Dutch Navy’s ASW frigate project
Damen Naval has contracted Alfa Laval Benelux to deliver fuel oil separators, cleaning tables, oily bilge water separators and ILS deliverables for the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigates for the Royal Netherlands Navy and Belgian Navy. In June 2023, Damen Naval was awarded the contract to design
Construction starts on UK’s third Type 31 frigate
British aerospace, defense and nuclear engineering services company Babcock has held a steel-cutting ceremony for the Royal Navy’s third Type 31 frigate, HMS Formidable.
French Navy’s first defense and intervention frigate kicks off sea trials
French shipbuilder Naval Group has unveiled that French Navy’s first defense and intervention frigate (FDI) Amiral Ronarc’h started sea trials.
Construction starts on Finnish Navy’s second Squadron 2020 multi-role corvette
The steel-cutting ceremony for Finnish Navy’s second Squadron 2020 multi-role corvette was held at Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) shipyard on October 9, 2024.
Steel cut for Portuguese Navy’s new multipurpose ship
Dutch shipbuilding major Damen Shipyards Group has held a joint steel cutting and keel laying ceremony for the Portuguese Navy’s new multipurpose ship.
UK’s sixth Astute-class submarine Agamemnon formally launched
HMS Agamemnon, the Royal Navy’s Astute-class submarine built for the UK’s Silent Service, has been formally launched at BAE Systems’ facility in Barrow.
Fincantieri delivers fourth multipurpose combat ship to Italian Navy
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has delivered the fourth multipurpose combat ship (PPA) Giovanni delle Bande Nere to the Italian Navy.
Naval Group, Netherlands shake hands on Orka-class submarines
French shipbuilder Naval Group has signed a delivery agreement with the Netherlands Ministry of Defense for the four new Orka-class submarines planned for the Dutch Navy.