
Damen Naval has selected German technology group Rheinmetall to supply eight MLG27-4.0 defence systems for the F126 frigates the shipyard is building for the German Navy.

The UK Ministry of Defence has selected a preferred bidder to build support ships for the Royal Navy.

Sailors assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile cruiser USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) arrived in Portsmouth, UK for a scheduled port visit on 14 November.

Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Iron Duke has entered the final phase of a major refit which will ensure the ship keeps pace with the latest developments in naval warfare and operations.

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a £4.2bn contract to BAE Systems to manufacture the next five City-class Type 26 frigates for the Royal Navy in Glasgow.

Exail, formerly ECA Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Australian company Solutions from Silicon to collaborate on providing advanced data management capabilities, enabling naval crews to prepare, conduct and manage their mine countermeasures (MCM) missions more efficiently.

The first defence and intervention (FDI) frigate ordered by the French defence procurement agency (DGA) and destined for the French Navy was floated by French shipbuilder Naval Group.

UK-based shipbuilding major BAE Systems has revealed that the firm is preparing for the launch of the first Type 26 frigate being built for the Royal Navy.

Dutch shipbuilder Damen has achieved a significant milestone in the construction of Dutch Navy’s combat support ship.

Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri has delivered the second multipurpose offshore patrol ship (Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura-PPA) to the Italian Navy.

French shipbuilding major Naval Group has laid down the first block of the first FDI HN frigate for the Hellenic Navy.

France, Belgium, and the Netherlands have signed an agreement to promote synergies and mutual benefits in national mine warfare capabilities at this year’s Euronaval.

French shipbuilding company Naval Group has unveiled a new surface concept ship that incorporates high-tech and environmentally friendly features.

Shipbuilding company Babcock International has revealed that the Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigate program reached a major milestone when the team recently moved a 177-tonne hull block into position on the first frigate.