Vessels
Work starts on Bulgarian Navy’s largest patrol vessel program
Germany’s NVL Group, formerly Lürssen Defence, and its local shipyard partner MTG Dolphin, have started the construction of the first of two multipurpose modular patrol vessels (MMPV) for the Bulgarian Navy.
Navantia launches last Avante 2200 corvette built for Saudi Arabia
Spanish shipbuilding company Navantia has launched the fifth Avante 2200 corvette built for the Royal Navy of Saudi Arabia (RSNF).
UK keeps the ball rolling with new naval vessel arrivals
The number of Royal Navy’s frigates and destroyers will return to above 19 vessels by 2026 as new ships are brought into service, Admiral Tony Radakin notes in his written evidence submitted to the Defence Select Commitee, UK.
OCEA bags contract to build five FPB 98 patrol boats for Ukrainian Coast Guard
French shipbuilding company OCEA and Ukrainian company Nibulon have signed an agreement to construct five FPB 98 patrol boats for the Ukrainian Coast Guard.
Platform data systems on UK’s Type 23 frigates upgraded
UK-based electronics company Ultra has conducted a successful update of the platform data management (PDM) for the Type 23 Royal Navy frigates.
Damen: Dutch Navy’s combat support ship starting to take shape
Damen Naval, a dedicated naval shipbuilding division of the Damen Shipyards Group, has reported that the construction work on the Royal Netherlands Navy’s combat support ship (CSS) at its yard in Galati, Romania is on track.
Keel laid for first MCM vessel of Belgian-Dutch minehunter program
French defense contractor Naval Group has held a keel-laying ceremony for the first of the twelve mine countermeasure (MCM) vessels of the Belgian-Dutch mine hunter (rMCM) program, intended for Belgium.
Russia’s seventh Alexandrit-class minesweeper launched
Russian Sredne-Nevsky shipyard, a part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), has launched the seventh Project 12700 Aleksandrit-class minesweeper.
France’s first multi-mission frigate enters service
On 22 November, the first multi-mission frigate with reinforced air-defense capability (FREMM-DA) Alsace was admitted to active service in the French Navy.
French Navy welcomes two EDA-S amphibious landing crafts
The French Navy has received two EDA-S amphibious standard landing crafts from compatriot equipment manufacturer CNIM.
Estonia to merge navy and police vessels into one fleet
The Estonian government has revealed plans to merge the fleets of the Police and Border Guard Board (PBGB) and the Estonian Navy by 1 January 2023.
USCG sends two patrol boats to Ukrainian Navy
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has donated two Island-class patrol boats to Ukraine to reinforce the country’s navy.
UK to retire two Type 23 frigates saving £100M to boost future fleet
The Royal Navy will retire two Type 23 frigates, HMS Monmouth and HMS Montrose, in July 2021 and July 2023 respectively, saving around £100 million ($133 million), according to written evidence submitted by Admiral Tony Radakin to the Defence Select Commitee, UK.
BAE Systems sends UK’s Type 26 frigate design data to Australia
British arms, security, and aerospace company BAE Systems has unveiled that it is transferring more than two million digital artefacts and 90,000 documents from the UK’s Type 26 frigate program to Adelaide’s Osborne Naval Shipyard.