UK defence technology company the Babcock International Group has been selected by Sweden’s Saab to support the design for the development of the Swedish Royal Navy’s new Luleå-class corvettes. Saab has been commissioned by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration to design four ships for the...
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Royal Navy to get six replacement amphibious ships
The Royal Navy has unveiled plans to acquire six examples of a new type of amphibious ship to support Royal Marines Commando operations. The new multi-role support ships (MRSS) will replace the Albion-class landing platform docks HMS Albion (pictured) and HMS Bulwark, the Royal Navy’s current...
US Navy acquires coastal response boats for foreign military sales
Alabama boatbuilder Silver Ships has completed the construction and delivery of the first four coastal fast response boats (CFRB) under a contract award worth US$6.12 million from the US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). The vessels were designed and constructed as a part of the US Navy’s Foreign...
Florida defence shipbuilder kicks off second phase of major infrastructure improvements
The Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has commenced phase two of a significant infrastructure improvement project at its Nelson Street government shipbuilding facility in Panama City, Florida. The second phase includes the construction of 1,000 linear feet (304.8 linear metres) of additional bulkhead and berthing space, installation of associated heavy weather mooring infrastructure, the extension of […]
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Australia to provide boats as part of military aid for Ukraine
The Australian government will provide new high-speed rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) to the Ukrainian military as part of an aid package worth approximately AU$100 million (US$67 million). Sentinel Boats of Tasmania will supply the RIBs, each of which will be of HDPE construction for greater...
US legislators publish guidance for national maritime strategy
US Senators Mark Kelly and Marco Rubio and US Representatives Mike Waltz and John Garamendi released the bipartisan report entitled “Congressional Guidance for a National Maritime Strategy,” which provides a comprehensive vision for planning guidance, strategic objectives, and actionable steps to...
OPINION | The cause for China’s coercion in the skies may lay under the water
During the Cold War, it was not unheard of for Soviet ships to attempt to disrupt US naval operations by “shouldering” vessels, meaning coming abreast and colliding in a semi-controlled manner. A famous example is the Black Sea incident of 1988, when Soviet frigates “bumped” both USS Yorktown and...
German Navy’s eighth K130 corvette formally named
The German Navy formally named its newest K130 corvette in a ceremony earlier this month. The future Karlsruhe honours the city of the same name in the German city of Baden-Württemberg. The vessel was constructed by a consortium led by local defence shipbuilder the NVL Group and is the eighth in...
Report reveals increased use of leading design practices could improve US Navy ship delivery timelines
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently published a report stating that the US Navy falls short on design practices that reduce leading companies’ shipbuilding time. The GAO said companies implement the following measures: Use existing ship designs—limiting changes to a section of the ship—to create new designs, allowing companies to stabilise designs sooner and […]
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German Navy ships sail on seven-month Indo-Pacific deployment
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Defence has confirmed that two German Navy ships have departed Europe on a planned deployment to the Indo-Pacific region. The deployed vessels are the frigate Baden-Württemberg and the supply ship Frankfurt am Main (pictured). The two vessels recently sailed out of...