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2 months ago | 
navalnews.com | Nathan Gain |Richard Scott |Robin Häggblom
Awarded in 2023 to Danske Patruljeskibe K/S – a consortium founded by Terma, Odense Maritime Technology and PensionDanmark –, the patrol vessels will be adapted to the Danish Defense’s increasing needs for Arctic ships. The conciliation group behind the defense agreement has decided this in connection with the first partial agreement for the Arctic and North Atlantic. “The situation has changed in several areas since the decision to design new patrol ships was made in 2021.
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2 months ago | 
navalnews.com | Lee Willett |maritime issues. Based |'Dynamic Manta’ |Robin Häggblom
Initiated on 13 January 2025, ‘Baltic Sentry’ is building maritime surveillance and presence activity to deter rogue actor threats to the Baltic Sea’s CUI network. Two NATO task groups – Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) and Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) – sit centrally within this activity.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
navalnews.com | Robin Häggblom |Lee Willett |Martin Manaranche
The activity, designated Baltic Sentry, is an integral part of the alliance’s collective defence, and while the Finnish Navy continues to perform their national missions of surveillance and safeguarding of Finnish waters, Baltic Sentry will add another layer to the normal activities. This will include increased presence at sea, heightened surveillance and exchange of information, as well as further exercises together with NATO allies.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
navalnews.com | Lee Willett |maritime issues. Based |'Dynamic Manta’ |Robin Häggblom
Exercise ‘Freezing Winds 2024’, Finland’s largest naval exercise, is taking place from 20-29 November. Around 30 naval vessels, several maritime patrol aircraft, and almost 4000 personnel are involved.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
navalnews.com | Lee Willett |maritime issues. Based |'Dynamic Manta’ |Robin Häggblom
In a media briefing on 23 October, Francois Raubenheimer – business development and marketing executive at Saab – said naval platforms rely on ESM capability as a primary sensor when operating in ‘radio silent’ mode while scouting for and approaching potential targets. ESM systems are used to detect radar signals from such targets; Raubenheimer explained that contemporary radar systems are smarter, which in turn drives the need for enhanced ESM capability.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
navalnews.com | Robin Häggblom |Lee Willett
While both countries have been participating in exercises together with the standing groups already before their NATO-memberships – in particular with Standing NATO Mine Countermeasure Group 1, which has a long history of mine disposal work in the Baltic Sea – it is only after becoming full members that they are participating as part of the regular rotations.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
navalnews.com | Richard Scott |Robin Häggblom
Originally intended for sovereignty patrols and environmental monitoring/pollution control, the new patrol ships are now expected to feature both point defence and offensive anti-surface warfare missile systems as a core fit. This change in emphasis was confirmed as part of a system requirement review process completed earlier this year.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
navalnews.com | Robin Häggblom
Saab press releaseThe contract includes the detailed design, production, and final assembly, of the composite superstructures for the MRCVs.The low weight of the composite superstructure reduces the centre of gravity, thereby enhancing the stability of the MRCV. Having been responsible for the basic design of the MRCVs, Saab would continue to work in close collaboration with DSTA, RSN, partners, and the shipbuilder to deliver the MRCVs to the RSN beginning from 2028.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
navalnews.com | Tomasz Grotnik |Robin Häggblom |Eunhyuk Cha
General Dynamics Electric Boat press releaseGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics, announced that it has been awarded a $1.3 billion undefinitized contract modification allowing Electric Boat to purchase long lead time materials for Virginia Class Block VI submarines as detailed in the U.S. Department of Defense contract award.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
navalnews.com | Tomasz Grotnik |Robin Häggblom |Eunhyuk Cha |Xavier Vavasseur
Pletenchuk mentioned that “all submarines are in the Azov-Black Sea region,” and that two of them were spotted in the Black Sea on July 29. He added ironically that “sometimes the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation is called a submarine, and now it looks like this is true.”The fact is that the activities of the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s surface forces have been marginalized in the face of the risk of damage or even destruction.
