
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.

Shipbuilding companies Naval Group, Navantia, Naviris and Fincantieri have signed a preliminary consortium agreement for the European modular and multirole patrol corvette (MMPC).

German shipbuilder thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has handed over the first MEKO A-200 EN frigate built for the Egyptian Navy.

Weapon systems on board the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigates will be upgraded in a £34 million contract awarded by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD).

Kongsberg is to supply three shipsets of HUGIN AUVs and related HiPAP systems for three newbuild warships for the Polish Navy.