Babcock completes Rosyth assembly hall for Type 31 frigate programme
The company revealed plans to recruit 500 workers for the Type 31 frigate programme.
Vessels
Austal contracts SSAB to provide steel for new US Navy ships
The partnership will directly support hundreds of jobs in the greater Mobile area in Alabama,...
Estonia to merge police and navy vessels into one fleet by January 2023
The merger will enhance Estonia’s readiness for operative interventions.
Navies of Sri Lanka, India and Maldives conduct maritime drills
Known as CSC, Focused Operation, the exercise seeks to improve interoperability between the three nations.
Naval Group launches Mine Counter Measures Lab in Brussels
Coordinated by Naval Group Belgium, the Mine CounterMeasures Lab was launched on 25 November.
USS Arleigh Burke destroyer conducts routine patrol in Black Sea
The Russian military is reportedly monitoring the activity of the destroyer.
Austal to maintain US Navy LCSs deployed to Western Pacific
The contract will cover several Independence-class LCS ships that transit and operate in the region.
US and Malaysian navies conduct bilateral exercise ‘MTA Malaysia 2021’
The two nations jointly aim to achieve a free and open Indo-Pacific maritime security environment.
French Navy’s Aquitaine-class frigate ‘Alsace’ ready for operations
Alsace is a frigate developed through the Frégate Européenne Multi-Missions (FREMM) programme.
Australia, UK, and US sign nuclear propulsion info sharing agreement
The agreement only concerns the sharing of naval nuclear propulsion data.
Maritime forces from five nations take part in ANNUALEX 2021 exercise
ANNUALEX is a yearly naval training drill led by Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
