In a steel cut ceremony at BAE Systems’ shipyard in Glasgow on 29 June, His Royal Highness, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, set the plasma cutting machine to work on the first plate of steel for the third Type 26 frigate, HMS Belfast.
The German federal parliament (Bundestag) has allocated billions of euros for the modernization of the German Navy.
There are legal, environmental and health risks linked to breaking the Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier São Paulo (ex Foch), the NGOs told the Turkish authorities.
The third and final Royal Navy autonomous minehunting boat has been delivered to Clyde Naval Base.
The UK government has awarded a £36 million contract to Marine Specialised Technology to deliver 18 new police patrol craft for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and Gibraltar Defence Police (GDP) Forces.
Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri and the Ministry of Defense of Indonesia have signed a contract for the supply of six FREMM-class frigates.
An F-35B Lightning aircraft has landed onboard the Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales for the first time.
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has launched Sheraouh (Q62), the second offshore patrol vessel (OPV) ordered by the Qatari Ministry of Defence.
Romanian Damen Shipyards Galați has performed the keel-laying ceremony on the combat support ship (CSS) Den Helder for the Royal Netherlands Navy.
The last of six tugboats built by Remontowa Shipbuilding for the Polish Navy, H-13 Przemko, has wrapped up its acceptance and delivery protocol.
On 21 May, UK’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace launched a competition to build three new Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships to provide vital support to Royal Navy operations across the world.
Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier and fleet flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth has sailed from Portsmouth for her maiden operational deployment at the heart of the UK’s Carrier Strike Group after a farewell visit from Her Majesty The Queen.
Five names have been selected for Britain’s Type 31 frigates.
Sachsen-Anhalt (F224), the German Navy’s third of four F125-class frigates, has officially entered service.
