VICTA-class diver delivery unit (DDU) is a surface-submersible vessel being developed by SubSea Craft, a provider of advanced maritime technologies. The vessel will allow defence and security organisations to deploy…
The AgustaWestland AW159 Future Lynx is the British Royal Navy’s new maritime surveillance and attack helicopter. The UK Ministry of Defence Future Lynx programme replaced the Royal Navy Lynx HMA.8…
The UK and France have made further investment into the development of autonomous minehunting systems which could eventually replace the in-service Hunt and Sandown class minehunting ships. The £184m investment…
F125 is a multi-role frigate designed and built by Arge F125 consortium for the German Navy. F125 is the project name for the Type 125 Baden-Württemberg class of frigates. The…
Kongsberg Maritime has been contracted for the delivery of propeller systems for the Spanish Navy’s F110 frigates. The contract is valued at NOK200m ($22.05m) and awarded by Spanish shipbuilder Navantia.…
The F110-class multi-mission frigates are being developed by Navantia for the Spanish Navy. Also referred to as Bonifaz class, the vessels will be built at Navantia’s Ferrol shipyard in Spain.…
The Board of Directors of SAES has agreed to appoint Joaquín López Pagán as the new CEO of the company at the meeting held on 5 October. Born in 1976,…
The Russian Kilo-class submarine first entered service in the early 1980s. It was designed by the Rubin Central Maritime Design Bureau in St Petersburg. Subsequent developments led to the improved…
The Constellation-class (FFG 62) multi-mission guided-missile frigate is being developed by Fincantieri Marinette Marine for the US Navy. The frigate will have the capability to carry out multiple missions, including…
Thales has launched a new friend-foe identification system for the French Navy’s future FDI-class frigates. The new system, called TSA6000, is the latest addition to the company’s portfolio of identification…
The Philippine Navy ordered a class of two Jose Rizal-class multi-mission capable frigates from South Korean shipbuilding company Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), under the Frigate Acquisition Project (FAP), which is…
GE Marine has received a contract from Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) for the delivery of four LM2500 marine gas turbines. The engines will be installed on Finnish Navy’s new Pohjanmaa-class corvettes under the Squadron 2020…
ECA Group and iXblue have signed a contract for navigation, underwater positioning systems and obstacle avoidance sonars for mine countermeasures replacement programme for the Belgian and the Royal Netherlands navies.…
Trafalgar Class nuclear-powered attack submarines are in service with the Royal Navy. The submarines were built by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Limited (VSEL), now known as BAE Systems Submarine Solutions.…
The Seawolf was designed as a faster, better-armed eventual replacement for the Los Angeles class nuclear-powered attack submarines. The first of class, the Seawolf (SSN21), was ordered from the Electric…
The Project 677 Lada Class diesel-electric submarines are being built by Admiralty Shipyard for the Russian Navy. The class is also called the Petersburg class after the lead submarine. The…
The Type 054A (Nato reporting name: Jiangkai-II) Class of missile frigates are being built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard and Huangpu Shipyard for the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The new-generation multi-mission…
The multi-mission Sikorsky MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter entered service in February 2002. The US Navy uses the MH-60S helicopters to carry out missions such as vertical replenishment, combat search and rescue,…
Italian Navy plans to induct seven Pattugliatori Polivalenti d’Altura (PPA) class multi-role offshore patrol vessels by 2026. Fincantieri, an Italian shipbuilding company, is the prime contractor for the PPA-class vessels,…
The Virginia-Class new attack submarine is an advanced stealth multimission nuclear-powered submarine for deep ocean anti-submarine warfare and littoral (shallow water) operations. Although the Seawolf submarine was developed to provide…