
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has delivered Paolo Thaon di Revel, the first of seven PPA (Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura) offshore patrol vessels built for the Italian Navy.

Saab has signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the mid-life upgrade (MLU) of the third Gotland-class submarine, HMS Halland.

Royal Navy’s Type 26 frigates HMS Glasgow and its seven sister vessels are being fitted with selective catalytic reactors to reduce their impact on the environment.

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (Kongsberg) and Navantia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore potential mutual collaboration and future modernization of the Royal Norwegian Navy F-310 (Fridtjof Nansen-class) frigates.

The last of the four offshore patrol vessels (OPV 87), ARA Contraalmirante Cordero, which was built by French shipbuilder Naval Group for the Argentine Navy has completed sea trials.

German company Naval Vessels Lürssen Group (NVL Group) has hosted a keel-laying ceremony for the German Navy’s last K130 (Braunschweig-class) corvette.

The Royal Navy plans to test a laser weapon for the first time onboard a Type 23 frigate, which will be used to detect, track, engage, and counter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).

Poland plans to purchase three more Kormoran II-class minehunters this year, the country’s Minister of National Defence Mariusz Blaszczak revealed.

Veteran survey ship HMS Scott has returned to Plymouth after a record-breaking nine-month stint in the Atlantic.

Royal IHC has revealed that Royal Netherlands Navy’s offshore patrol vessel HNLMS Groningen following successful docking and repair work performed at the yard.

Cantiere Navale Vittoria (Vittoria Shipyard) has signed an agreement with the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia for the construction of two offshore patrol vessels.

Malta’s offshore patrol vessel (OPV) P 71 has been transferred to the Port of Chioggia, where final works will be done before delivery, Italian shipbuilder Cantiere Navale Vittoria revealed.

The first atomic clock of its kind has been fitted to Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales to help ensure pinpoint accuracy wherever the vessel sails.

Northrop Grumman Corporation in the UK (NGUK) has been awarded a contract for in-service support of the Astute-class submarine platform management system (PMS) by the Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA), an executive agency of the UK’s Ministry of Defence.