Boat launch and recovery systems supplier Vestdavit is bringing new fast craft handling capability to HMS Protector (A173), the only Royal Navy ship dedicated to Antarctic patrol & survey duties. The advanced icebreaker, which provides a UK presence in the Antarctic and meets treaty obligations on i
On 4 May, the European Union Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI commenced its activities in the Mediterranean Sea with the French naval vessel Jean Bart and a maritime patrol aircraft contributed by Luxembourg. The military operation was planned in a very short timeframe and launched by the European Union
Four US Navy ships and a Royal Navy frigate recently entered the Barents Sea, working together to conduct maritime security operations in the challenging environmental conditions above the Arctic Circle. Three Arleigh Burke-class Aegis destroyers USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), USS Porter (DDG 78), USS Ro
The French Navy’s new nuclear-powered attack submarine Suffren has started first sea trials. Suffren is the first of six new Barracuda generation of navy boats built by Naval Group to replace the ageing Rubis-class. The sea trials started on April 28 after the newbuilding left Cherbourg Naval Base,
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Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has been selected to class Germany’s two new 95-meter multi-role ships. In December 2019, German Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (BAW) awarded the shipbuilding project to Abeking & Rasmussen Ship- and Yacht Yard SE. The shipbuilder, in agree
A new round of supply chain contract awards has been announced in relation to the Royal Navy’s new Type 31 general purpose frigate program. The program is led by Babcock International and will provide the navy with a fleet of five new frigates. Construction of the vessels will take place at Babcock’
Dutch electrical systems integrator Alewijnse Marine has provided the electrical fit-out of the Mexican Navy’s latest vessel; the Long Range Ocean Patrol (POLA) vessel ARM Reformador. The scope of works covered all aspects of the ship’s electrical systems, including engineering, the supply and insta
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Norwegian boat-handling systems supplier Vestdavit has won a tender from Chantiers de l’Atlantique to supply davit systems for four new logistic support ships (LSSs) ordered by the French Navy. The replenishment ships are being built under the French Flotte Logistique (FLOTLOG) program. Last year, C
Norwegian marine technology company Kongsberg has been selected to deliver its anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and diver detection sonars for the Pohjanmaa-class corvettes currently being developed by the Finnish Navy under its Squadron 2020 project. Kongsberg Maritime AS, Sensor & Robotics has signed
Several dozen coronavirus cases have been confirmed on the French Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91) which arrived in its homeport Toulon on April 12. As informed by the French Ministry of Armed Forces, around 50 sailors tested positive for COVID-19. Upon the ship’s arri
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German shipbuilder and submarine specialist thyssenkrupp Marine Systems has handed over S43, a third of four Type 209/1400 submarines, to the Navy of the Arab Republic of Egypt. Following the very strict coronavirus prevention measures at the shipyard, the handover took place in Kiel on April 9 with
