Norway has chosen the United Kingdom as its strategic partner for the acquisition of Type 26 frigates, in what is the largest defence procurement in Norway’s history and the UK’s biggest ever warship export deal by value.
Rohde & Schwarz Australia has awarded a contract to STS Defence to supply twin integrated configurable communications masts for the Royal Australian Navy’s first three Hunter class frigate.
On 5 August, the Australian Government selected the modernised Mogami-class frigate as the preferred platform for the Royal Australian Navy’s future general-purpose frigate fleet.
During the Naval Week celebrations in Nafplio, Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias announced a comprehensive plan to modernise the Hellenic Navy’s submarine fleet.
French technology company Exail has been selected by Naval Group to supply navigation systems for the Hellenic Navy’s new Defence and Intervention (FDI) frigates.
A major milestone for Scotland’s shipbuilding industry has been reached with the official opening of a vast new build hall at BAE Systems’ Govan shipyard in Glasgow.
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has secured a new contract for the construction of two PPA-Multipurpose Combat Ships for the Italian Navy.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), the joint venture between Fincantieri (51%) and Leonardo (49%), has signed the TLSM2 in-service support contract with OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation).
On June 4, the Hellenic Ship (HS) FORMION, the third FDI frigate for the Hellenic Navy, was launched at Naval Group’s shipyard in Lorient, France.
The Norwegian Ministry of Defence and Spanish shipbuilder Navantia have reached a settlement in the long-standing dispute over the frigate Helge Ingstad.
Rolls-Royce has confirmed that its MT30 marine gas turbine has been selected for the Republic of Korea Navy’s (RoKN) FFX Batch IV frigate programme.
The Royal Navy’s first Type 31 frigate, HMS Venturer, has been officially unveiled at Babcock’s Rosyth site in a significant step for the UK’s naval shipbuilding programme.
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