A specialist ship bought to support Royal Navy mine-hunting operations, a mother ship to launch drones to find and destroy undersea threats, has arrived in Plymouth.
The Turkish Defense Agency (SSB) has revealed the country’s plans to build three more Istanbul-class frigates simultaneously at private shipyards.
Russian Navy’s frigate Admiral Gorshkov, operating in areas of the western part of the Atlantic Ocean, conducted computer simulation exercises with hypersonic missile weapons.
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has held a launching ceremony for Qatar’s new landing platform dock (LPD) Al Fulk.
Babcock has reached another major milestone on the Type 31 program, to deliver five Inspiration Class frigates for the Royal Navy, as it cut steel marking the official start of HMS Active’s build program at Rosyth.
Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer HMS Daring has completed Power Improvement Project (PIP) installation at Cammell Laird’s Merseyside facility.
British-led Team Resolute, comprising BMT, Harland & Wolff and Navantia UK, has signed a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to build three support ships for the Royal Navy.
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), on behalf of the Royal Navy, has received its final AW101 Mk4/4a Merlin helicopter from aerospace and defence company Leonardo.
Turkish Navy’s landing platform dock (LPD) TCG Anadolu, designed by Navantia and built at Sedef Shipyard, has been undergoing inspections as part of its sea acceptance tests.
Russian Navy’s latest Project 21631 missile corvette was launched at the Zelenodolsk Shipyard (the Republic of Tatarstan).
As the war in Ukraine is still progressing, nations across the globe are trying to keep their naval projects on track. The year 2022, besides Russian aggression on Ukraine, was also marked by economic challenges and COVID 19 aftermath.
After an unrelenting 2022, there is little let-up in the pace of operations and projects of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Many of the naval projects marked important milestones this year, including the new Type 26 and Type 31 frigate programs.
Russia’s shipyards in Severodvinsk, Baltiysk and Vladivostok handed over to the Russian Navy the nuclear-powered cruise submarine Generalissimus Suvorov, the small-size missile ship Grad and the sea minesweeper Anatoly Shlemov at a ceremony held on December 29. The ceremony was presided by the Russi
French Navy’s logistic support ship (LSS) Jacques Chevallier has logged its first nautical miles at sea with conducting its maiden sea trials.
