Vessels
First crew joins UK’s first Type 31 frigate
The first crew has joined HMS Venturer – the lead vessel of five Type 31 Inspiration-class Royal Navy frigates which will be deployed around the globe by the end of the decade.
UK: Autonomous ships join minehunting mothership for trials
A minehunting ‘mothership’ and autonomous vessels were trialled together for the first time in a milestone moment for the future of the UK’s mine counter measure operations.
Damen, Thales sign contract for four Dutch and Belgian ASW frigates
The Dutch Ministry of Defence, Damen and Thales have signed the contract for the design, construction, and delivery of four ASW frigates.
Keel laid for Bulgarian Navy’s 2nd multipurpose modular patrol vessel
German shipbuilder NVL Group has hosted a keel-laying ceremony for the Bulgarian Navy’s second multipurpose modular patrol vessel (MMPV).
Hensoldt to provide visual systems for Norwegian Ula-class subs
Sensor solutions provider Hensoldt has been contracted by the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency to equip submarines of the Ula class with new periscopes and optronic mast systems.
France and Italy award contracts to modernize Horizon-class frigates
During the Paris Air Show on 20 June, France and Italy representatives signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the mid-life upgrade (MLU) of the four Horizon-class frigates of the French and Italian navies.
UK’s XV Patrick Blackett tests new navigation radar
Royal Navy experimentation ship XV Patrick Blackett is testing new radars and software for better-supported solution to the equipment currently used by the fleet.
PHOTO: UK’s second Type 26 frigate emerges under the blue sky
The forward end of HMS Cardiff, the second Royal Navy’s Type 26 City-class frigate, has emerged from BAE Systems’ ship build hall at Govan for the first time.
Terma to supply radars for Norwegian Navy Skjold-class corvettes
Danish manufacturer of advanced technology solutions for defense Terma will contribute with SCANTER 6000 radars to update Norwegian Navy Skjold-class corvettes.
UK’s USV hits a milestone in autonomous mine hunting trials
A significant step towards autonomous mine-hunting operations has been achieved after Royal Navy Motor Boat (RNMB) Apollo, an Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) delivered by Thales, completed a demanding series of Royal Navy and industry open water assurance trials.
Fincantieri inks service contract for German Navy’s submarines
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has signed a contract with the Directorate of Naval Armaments of the Secretariat General of Defence / National Armaments Directorate for on-demand servicing of German Navy submarines.
Babcock, Hanwha Ocean join forces on Canadian submarine project
Shipbuilder Babcock Canada has signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement with Hanwha Ocean to collaborate on the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP).
TKMS and Mazagon Dock team up on India’s new non-nuclear submarines
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited on the intended construction of conventional, air-independent-propulsion submarines on 7 June.
Construction starts on Italian Navy’s 2nd U212NFS submarine
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has revealed that production work started on Italian Navy’s second U212NFS submarine.