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1 week ago | 
janes.com | Kate Tringham
The Hellenic Navy's first FDI frigate has started sea trials. (Naval Group)The first Kimon-class Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention Hellenic Navy (FDI HN) multimission frigate on order for Greece has embarked on its maiden set of sea trials. Announcing the milestone on 23 May, Naval Group said the future HS Kimon (F 601) was put to sea for the first time from its shipyard in Lorient, northwest France, on 21 May.
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1 week ago | 
janes.com | Kate Tringham
Navantia launches the Moroccan navy's new OPV at San Fernando shipyard on 27 May. (Navantia)Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia officially launched the new offshore patrol vessel (OPV) on order for the Royal Moroccan Navy at its San Fernando shipyard in Cádiz, Spain, on 27 May. The OPV, which has been assigned the pennant number 565, is being built by Navantia under a contract announced in January 2021. The first steel was cut on 3 July 2023, and the vessel was laid down on 6 September 2024.
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1 week ago | 
janes.com | Kate Tringham
The first Type 31 frigate on order for the UK Royal Navy, Venturer, is rolled out at Babcock's facilities in Rosyth on 27 May 2025. (Babcock)The first of the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) new Type 31 Inspiration-class frigates, the future HMS Venturer (F 12), was officially rolled out of the build hall at Babcock's shipyard in Rosyth, Scotland, on 27 May.
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2 weeks ago | 
janes.com | Kate Tringham
The first Pohjanmaa-class corvette is lowered into the water using a submersible barge. (Rauma Marine Constructions)The Finnish Navy's Squadron 2020 project has achieved another milestone with the launch of the first Pohjanmaa-class corvette. A formal launch ceremony for the lead vessel in the four-ship programme was held at Rauma Marine Constructions' (RMC's) shipyard on 21 May, RMC confirmed the same day.
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2 weeks ago | 
janes.com | Kate Tringham
HMS Dragon successfully intercepted a supersonic sea-skimming target during a live-fire demonstration as part of Exercise ‘Formidable Shield 25' on 15 May. This is the first time in Royal Navy history this has been achieved.
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2 weeks ago | 
janes.com | Kate Tringham
Based on Damen's ASD Tug 3010 ICE class, Lokys (H 240) is optimised for operations in both ice and open water. (Damen)The Lithuanian Navy commissioned its new ASD 3010 ICE tug during a ceremony held at the Klaipėda Cruise Ship Terminal on 12 May, Dutch shipbuilder Damen has confirmed. The new tug, named Lokys (H 240), was built by Damen at its shipyard in Galați, Romania, under a contract worth EUR10.8 million (USD12 million) awarded in August 2024.
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3 weeks ago | 
janes.com | Kate Tringham
A Voyager USV is pictured in waters off the coast of Saint Thomas island, US Virgin Islands, in January 2025. Saildrone and the Danish Armed Forces are gearing up to start operational testing of four Voyager USVs in Danish waters in June. (Saildrone)US-based maritime defence and oceanographic survey company Saildrone is partnering with the Danish Armed Forces to conduct operational testing of the company's Voyager unmanned surface vehicle (USV) in Danish waters in the next month.
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3 weeks ago | 
janes.com | Kate Tringham
Naval Group signs new contracts with Hellenic companies in the framework of the Hellenic Industrial Participation plan during the DEFEA exhibition in Athens. (Naval Group)Naval Group has signed new partnership agreements with six Greek companies in the framework of the Hellenic Industrial Participation (HIP) plan.
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4 weeks ago | 
janes.com | Kate Tringham
A Tp 47 torpedo being launched from HMS Karlstad. (Saab)The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets materielverk: FMV) has placed a new order with Saab worth SEK1.3 billion (USD134 million) for the delivery of additional Saab Lightweight Torpedoes (SLWTs) and torpedo tubes. Under the terms of the contract, announced by Saab on 7 May, deliveries will start during 2026. This is the second order from Sweden for the SLWT, with first deliveries to FMV beginning in late 2022.
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4 weeks ago | 
janes.com | Kate Tringham
Israel Aerospace Industries and Hellenic Aerospace Industry have signed an MOU to work together to equip the Hellenic Navy with IAI's BlueWhale. (Israel Aerospace Industries)Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) have joined forces to offer IAI's BlueWhale large autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to the Hellenic Navy.
