
Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond is ready for a busy summer of operations after testing its mettle during exercises in Norway and around the UK.

Engineering company Indra has been contracted by Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace to equip the combat systems of future German-Norwegian Type 212CD submarines with intelligent electronic defence systems.

Survey ship HMS Echo’s 20-year Royal Navy career formally ended on 30 June at a decommissioning ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Base.

On 30 June, at the French Embassy in Greece, French shipbuilding company Naval Group gathered Hellenic industrial partners to sign key contracts and teaming agreements for the Hellenic Navy’s FDI frigate program.

The UK has announced an increased contribution to NATO by sending more naval vessels to ensure that the Alliance is able to respond at pace and determine stability across Europe in the decades to come, according to UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace.

Finnish shipbuilding company Meyer Turku Oy has signed an agreement with the Finnish Border Guard to build two new multi-purpose patrol vessels.

The Turkish Navy’s landing platform dock (LPD) Anadolu, designed by Navantia and built at Sedef Shipyard, has conducted its official sea acceptance tests (SATs).

In an effort to help Ukraine to better protect its coastline, waterways, and ports, the US will provide the country with a range of defense articles, including 23 welded-aluminum military vessels built by Louisiana-based Metal Shark.

German defence company NLV Group has revealed that the German Navy’s first K130 (Braunschweig-class) corvette kicked off sea trials.

Turkish defense technology firm STM has kicked off the production of the Turkish Navy’s small attack STM500 submarines.

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, part of Kongsberg Gruppen of Norway, has been awarded a contract to upgrade combat systems on Royal Norwegian Navy’s Skjold-class corvettes.

Poland’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) has revealed it inked a contract to buy three more Kormoran II-class minehunters for the Polish Navy.

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has concluded the critical design review of the F-110 frigate program, which means the culmination of the ship’s design and its readiness for full fledge production.

Swedish IT and electronics company MilDef Group AB has received a contract from Swedish Armed forces to upgrade the combat boats.