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Germany Axes F126 Programme And Looks To Buy More MEKO Frigates
Amid construction delays and rising costs Germany has decided to cancel its six-ship F126 frigate programme and buy up to eight MEKO A-200s instead. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius made the
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Royal Navy Ships Poised To Participate In Hormuz Security Mission
Newly converted minehunting mothership RFA Lyme Bay has joined Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon in the Middle East ready for duties in the Strait of Hormuz. The Bay-class
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Indian Navy Commissions Three New Ships On Same Day
The Indian Navy has just commissioned three new ships, including a new Nilgiri-class frigate, in a single day. All three platforms were built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE)
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Polish Navy Set To Use V-BAT Drones For ISR Missions
Poland has become the latest NATO member to acquire V-BAT uncrewed aerial systems, as per drone manufacturer Shield AI. According to a press statement by the firm, it has just
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New Royal Netherlands Navy Submarines Get F21 Torpedoes
The new Orka-class submarines of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) will become the first NATO SSK fleet to field Naval Group’s F21 heavyweight torpedoes. Last week the Netherlands Ministry of
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First Canadian River-Class Destroyer Starting To Take Shape
The keel unit of the future HCMS Fraser has been moved to the Paint Hall at Irving Shipbuilding’s Halifax Shipyard. The initial block of the first River-class destroyer being built
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New LPD For Chilean Navy Enters Water For First Time
The Chilean Navy’s new landing platform dock (LPD) the Magallanes has just been launched at a shipyard in Talcahuano. The first of four planned LPDs , the 110-metre multipurpose vessel
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Splash Industries Launches Second Low-Cost, Higher Capacity USV
American defence start-up Splash Industries has just launched Tempest, its second low-cost uncrewed surface vessel (USV). The California-based start-up was founded in 2024 and has developed its own in-house autonomy
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Royal Navy Team Puts ScanFish Through Its Paces Closer To Home
Ongoing trials of the Royal Navy’s new ScanFish sensing package have been continuing with its first in-water trials off the U.K. coast. The towed sensor package, which includes hydrological sensors,
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Lockheed Martin Hails US Navy Jets Anti-Ship Missile Milestone
Lockheed Martin has announced it has completed the first phase of integrating its Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) onto U.S. Navy F35-C fighter jets. The LRASM is a precision-guided anti-ship
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