Vessels
VIDEO: UK’s warship destroys drone during Formidable Shield 23
A Royal Navy warship destroyed a jet drone during the world’s largest test of naval and missile defences.
Fincantieri, partners offer Vigilance-class OPV design to Canada
Fincantieri and its subsidiary Vard signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Heddle Shipyards, Thales Canada and SH Defense, to establish the collaboration that will propose the Vigilance-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) for the Royal Canadian Navy.
Fincantieri to build 3rd U212NFS submarine for Italian Navy
Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri has been selected to construct the third U212NFS submarine for the Italian Navy.
STM flags project milestones for Turkish Preveze and Gür-class subs
Turkish shipbuilder STM Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş has marked construction milestones for Turkish Navy’s Preveze-clas and Gür-class submarines.
UK’s Type 23 frigate back at sea after major refit
Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Iron Duke is back at sea for the first time in more than five years, after completing a major refit.
Fincantieri to construct 4th Constellation-class frigate for US Navy
Fincantieri’s US subsidiary, Marinette Marine (FMM), was awarded a multi-million dollar contract to build the fourth Constellation-class frigate for the US Navy.
Fincantieri: Qatar’s 4th and last Al Zubarah-class corvette delivered
The fourth and last of the Al Zubarah-class built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has been delivered.
Severnaya Verf delivers 5th Project 20380 corvette to Russian Navy
Severnaya Verf Shipyard, part of Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation, has delivered the fifth Project 20380 corvette to the Russian Navy.
UK awards £70mln deal for Type 31 frigate test and integration facility
The UK Government has awarded a £70 million contract for a shore-based test and integration facility equipped for Type 31 frigate program.
Fincantieri, ONEX present design solution for Hellenic Navy’s new corvettes
Fincantieri and ONEX Shipyards & Technologies Group have presented their common strategy if they received the contract for the program of the Hellenic Navy’s corvettes.
Naval Group inks deals with Hellenic firms under FDI HN frigate program
Naval Group has signed new contracts with five Hellenic companies, as part of its Hellenic Industrial Participation (HIP) plan related to the FDI HN (Hellenic Navy) frigates program.
German Navy christens 2nd K130 Batch II corvette Emden
The second ship in the second batch of German Navy K130 corvettes Emden was christened at Blohm+Voss’ shipyard on 4 May.
Saab hands over SIGINT-ship HMS Artemis to Sweden
Defence company Saab has delivered the new platform for signal intelligence (SIGINT) and information gathering at sea, the ship HMS Artemis, to Sweden.
Piriou launches 3rd and final patrol boat for Senegalese Navy
French shipbuilding company Piriou has launched the third and final offshore patrol vessel (OPV) built for the Navy of Senegal.