Vessels
German Navy’s third F125 frigate enters service
Sachsen-Anhalt (F224), the German Navy’s third of four F125-class frigates, has officially entered service.
Polish Navy tug Przemko undergoes sea trials
The last of six tugboats built by Remontowa Shipbuilding for the Polish Navy, H-13 Przemko, has undergone sea trials to test its systems and equipment.
Argentine Navy’s third new OPV launched
French defense contractor Naval Group has launched the third of the four offshore patrol vessels (OPV 87) ordered by the Argentine Navy.
Evac’s MGPS installed on new Polish Navy tugs
A new series of Polish Navy tugs have been equipped with Evac´s marine growth prevention systems (MGPS) to ensure engine cooling system efficiency and reduce maintenance costs.
TKMS: Israeli Navy takes delivery of 2nd Sa’ar 6 corvette
Germany’s shipbuilder thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has handed over INS Oz, the second of four corvettes ordered by the Israeli Navy.
Russian Navy’s sixth Project 12700 minesweeper launched
Russia’s Sredne-Nevsky shipyard, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, has launched Pyotr Ilyichev (543), the Russian Navy’s newest Project 12700 Aleksandrit-class minesweeper.
HMS Queen Elizabeth welcomes Merlin helicopters
HMS Queen Elizabeth has welcomed Merlin navy helicopters, designed for surveillance and submarine hunting operations, to serve as the airborne guardians during her maiden deployment.
HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group to visit 40 countries on 1st deployment
The UK’s Carrier Strike Group led by HMS Queen Elizabeth will visit more than one fifth of the world’s nations when it sails next month.
Damen, HSVA to test German Navy’s F126 model frigate
Damen Naval and the Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA) have signed a contract for comprehensive cooperation relating to hydrodynamic optimisation and the execution of an extensive series of model tests for the German Navy’s new F126 or MKS 180 class frigates.
Navantia hosts launching ceremony for Spanish Navy’s 1st S-80 submarine
Shipbuilder Navantia has hosted a launching ceremony for the future Isaac Peral (S-81), the first in a series of new air-independent propulsion (AIP) S-80 submarines being built for the Spanish Navy.
Royal Navy unveils names of two new patrol boats
The Royal Navy has confirmed the names of two new fast patrol boats – HM Ships Dagger and Cutlass – to be based in Gibraltar.
Rolls-Royce engines to power Taiwanese Coast Guard patrol ships
Rolls-Royce has delivered the first two 16-cylinder engines of the mtu Series 8000, built for the Taiwanese shipyard CSBC Corporation to power new patrol vessels for the Taiwanese Coast Guard.
BAE Systems launches Royal Navy’s 5th Astute-class sub
Anson, the fifth of seven Astute class attack submarines being built for the Royal Navy, has been launched at BAE Systems’ site in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.
French Navy takes delivery of new FREMM frigate Alsace
On 16 April 2021, Naval Group delivered the FREMM DA Alsace frigate to the French Navy.