Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) of Wisconsin laid the keel of the future US Navy guided-missile frigate USS Constellation in a ceremony on Friday, April 12. Upon completion, the vessel will have a length of 496 feet (151.18 metres), a beam of 65 feet (19.81 metres), and a crew complement of 200....
#MerRouge | Cette nuit, interceptions de drones aériens en provenance du Yémen par les frégates .
Contributions à la sûreté maritime de Suez à Ormuz et à la liberté de navigation, objectif déclaré de l’opération #ASPIDES, lancée le 19/02, sous commandement . pic.twitter.com/CnPfKrB4hF
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The EU’s EUNAVOR ASPIDES naval mission, formally announced only yesterday, is already up and running with French FREMM frigates...
https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/red-sea-french-frigates-take-out-houthi-drones/
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis are escalated the attacks on merchant shipping that began with the hijacking of the car carrier Galaxy Leader. Yesterday, the group followed up on a threat to target all ships heading for Israel with a missile strike on the Norwegian-flagged tanker Strinda.
CENTCOM Statement on missile attack in the Bab-el-Mandeb
At around 4 p.m. EST on December 11, the Motor Tanker STRINDA was attacked by what is assessed to have been an Anti-Ship Cruise Missile (ASCM) launched...
https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/houthi-missile-hits-norwegian-tanker-strinda/
The Russian Navy acquires a submarine while a future Italian Navy surface combatant is launched into the water for the first time. A US builder unveils a new series of battery-powered patrol boats. Finally, the Portuguese Navy places an order for a multi-role vessel for maritime security, research, and emergency response roles. New Project 636.3 […]
Indonesia is a country of 17,500 islands with 80,000 kilometres of coastline. It is therefore a nation that needs to place considerable emphasis upon maritime security. T ..
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Newly acquired vessels include a French air defence frigate and an Australian-operated unmanned craft for surveillance work. Construction continues on a new US Navy attac ..
The first in a new series of guided missile frigates with enhanced air defence capabilities was recently commissioned into service with the French Navy. Named after the n ..
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The Indonesian Ministry of Defence has entered into agreements with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the construction of six new FREMM frigates and for the modernisati ..
he U.S. Navy is exercising a $553.8 million option that will see Fincantieri Marinette Marine build the second Constellation-class guided-missile frigate, the future USS Congress (FFG 63),.
The Wisconsin shipyard reports that it is currently working with the Navy on the detailed design phase of building the first-in-class future USS Constellation (FFG-62), with a design partially on the Italian FREMM. Fabrication is planned to start at the end of this year, and the ship is expected to deliver to...
https://www.marinelog.com/shipyards/shipyard-news/navy-awards-fincantieri-marinette-second-frigate/
The Egyptian Navy has formally welcomed the frigate ENS Bernees into service. The ship is the second of two FREMM frigates that were originally built by Fincantieri for t ..