Germany: support contract for F125 frigates extended by five years
The F125 class will be the backbone of the German Navy’s operational commitments in the coming years.
German frigate Hessen sets sail on planned mission to combat Houthi attacks
The German frigate Hessen has set sail to join a planned EU military mission in the Red Sea intended to protect merchant vessels against attacks by the militant-Islamist Houthi group there.
Poland buys Lockheed Martin Mark 41 VLS launchers for its new frigates
The Polish state-owned defence industry group PGZ (Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa) has signed an agreement with the American technology giant Lockheed Martin.
Greece declares interest in Constellation-class frigates
Defence Minister of Greece Nikos Dendias announced at a press conference the country's interest in participating in the construction program of the latest American Constellation-class frigates for the Hellenic Navy.
Anschütz: successful factory acceptance test of Type 31 frigate bridge systems
Anschütz has successfully completed the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) of its Warship Integrated Navigation and Bridge System (WINBS) for the first ship of Type 31 class frigates.
MBDA’s Sea Ceptor air defence system to protect Poland’s Miecznik frigates
MBDA has been awarded a contract by Poland to equip the Polish Navy’s three new Miecznik-class frigates with MBDA’s Sea Ceptor naval air defence system.
BAE Systems to provide critical Mk 45 upgrade to Australian Navy frigates
BAE Systems was awarded a contract by the Commonwealth of Australia to upgrade existing Mk 45 Mod 2 naval gun systems on Anzac class frigates with a Common Control System (CCS).
Navantia starts construction of second F-110 frigate
Navantia has started the construction process of the second frigate of the F-110 class for the Spanish Navy.
thyssenkrupp Marine Systems hands over third MEKO frigate to Egyptian Navy
thyssenkrupp Marine Systems handed over the frigate “AL-QADEER” to the Navy of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
MAN Energy Solutions to supply main engines and generator sets for ASW Frigates
Damen Naval has contracted MAN Energy Solutions to supply the propulsion engines and GenSets for four newbuilding Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Frigates.
German Navy’s frigate Sachsen regains vertical launching system
The German Navy's frigate Sachsen has been successfully re-equipped with a vertical launching system (VLS), enabling it to deploy air defence missiles once again.
Damen Naval marks official start of construction phase F126 frigates
The F126 frigate programme is the largest shipbuilding project in the history of the German Navy.