Vessels
Denmark signs agreement to back UK’s Type 31 frigate program
The navies of the UK and Denmark have signed the Type 31 Implementing Agreement to work side-by-side to bring the UK’s next generation of frigates into service.
French Navy receives 7th upgraded ATL2 maritime patrol aircraft
The French Navy has received the seventh Atlantique 2 (ATL2) maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) upgraded to standard 6 and the second ATL2 modernized by Service industriel de l’aéronautique (SIAé).
Fincantieri lays keel for Qatar’s new LPD
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has held a keel laying of the new amphibious vessel (landing platform dock – LPD) ordered by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition program.
Babcock nets $30M dry dock maintenance deal for UK’s QEC aircraft carriers
Defence company Babcock International has been awarded a dry dock maintenance contract from the UK Government for Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.
UK’s Sandown-class minehunter HMS Shoreham departs on final voyage before retirement
Royal Navy’s Sandown-class minehunter HMS Shoreham has departed Clyde Naval Base – its home for the past two decades – for the last time, beginning a short ‘goodbye tour’ of the UK.
Patrol boat HMS Cutlass commissioned into Royal Navy fleet
The first of two new patrol boats charged with guarding the waters around Gibraltar HMS Cutlass has been commissioned into the Royal Navy fleet.
Saab finalizes upgrade of Swedish Navy’s Gävle-class corvette
Swedish Navy’s Gävle-class corvette HMS Gävle was handed over to the navy’s 4th Flotilla last week after undergoing a mid-life upgrade conducted by defence company Saab.
UK allocates more than £2 billion for “the most significant stage” of Dreadnought submarine program
The UK Government has awarded defence contracts worth more than £2 billion to defence contractors BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce to begin the third major phase of the future submarine nuclear deterrent program – Dreadnought.
Ukraine destroys Russian Navy’s Raptor-class patrol boats
The Ukrainian Navy has reportedly destroyed two Russian Navy’s Raptor-class patrol boats in the Black Sea, according to a video published by officials on 8 May.
French Navy’s first replenishment vessel Jacques Chevallier launched
French defence company Naval Group launched the first of the four force replenishment vessels (BRF – Bâtiments Ravitailleurs de Force in French) of the French Navy’s FLOTLOG program.
UK’s destroyer HMS Duncan prepares for front-line ops after major overhaul
Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan is back at sea after a major overhaul conducted by a team of specialists from defence company BAE Systems, the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Defence, Equipment and Support organizations and the navy at Portsmouth Naval Base.
US Navy LCS embarks on first deployment in Europe
In a historic moment for the US Navy’s European and African operational region, a Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, USS Sioux City (LCS 11), deployed to the U.S. Sixth Fleet’s area of operations.
Fincantieri hands over 2nd Qatari Al Zubarah-class corvette
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has delivered Damsah, the second of four Al Zubarah-class corvettes, to the Qatari Ministry of Defence.
Construction starts on Royal Navy’s 1st Type 31 frigate
The future Royal Navy fleet has started to take shape as the construction of the first of five new Type 31 frigates began.