NATO’s Emerging Maritime Threats
Vice Admiral Keith Blount, NATO’s Commander Allied Maritime Command discusses the range of emerging and traditional threats and risks now pressurising the alliance’s maritime...
Babcock JV Acquisition Strengthens Strategic Position Down Under
The Babcock International Group has announced that it will acquire the remaining 50 percent interest in its Australian Naval Ship Management (NSM) joint venture...
FDI Keel Laying
On 16 December, Naval Group laid the keel of the first defence and intervention frigate (Frégates de Défense et d’Intervention - FDI) ordered by...
First sea trials for the Oostende, the first mine countermeasures vessel in the Belgian-Dutch...
The Oostende, the first of the series of mine countermeasures vessels in the Belgian-Dutch rMCM programme, intended for the Belgian Navy, began its first...
UK MoD contracts SEA for continued Royal Navy surface ship combat system support
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded defence mission solutions company SEA a five-year contract to provide in-service combat system support, focused on...
US, French navies meet for second bilateral strategic dialogue
The US Navy (USN) and the French Navy (FN) have conducted their second annual bilateral strategic dialogue, the USN has announced.
In a meeting held...
NATO SNFs conduct combined Mediterranean training, reflecting alliance focus on FONOPS
NATO’s two Mediterranean-focused standing naval forces (SNFs) have conducted combined training in the region, with such training demonstrating the groups’ collective roles in supporting...
EUNAVFOR, USN conduct first combined naval exercise
The European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) and the US Navy (USN) conducted their first combined naval exercise, both forces reported in late March.
In a...
USN commissions LCS USS Canberra in Australia
The US Navy (USN) commissioned the Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Canberra (LCS 30) at the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) Fleet Base East,...
Exail To Equip Dutch And Belgian Navies’ Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigates
Exail has signed a contract with RH Marine NETHERLANDS B.V to provide advanced inertial navigation systems and data distribution units for the Royal Netherlands and Belgian Navies’ Anti-Submarine...