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Dutch Navy’s ASW Frigates to enter service in 2029
The Dutch Ministry of Defense stated on April 3, 2023, that the first frigate of the ASW Frigate programme will enter service for the Royal Dutch Navy in 2029.
4 April 2023
The Dutch Ministry of Defense stated on April 3, 2023, that the first frigate of the ASW Frigate programme will enter service for the Royal Dutch Navy in 2029.
On April 03, 2023, the Dutch Navy’s amphibious transport ship HNLMS Johan de Witt departed Damen Naval’s facilities after completing a comprehensive mid-life upgrade (MLU).
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) departed from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division on April 03, 2023.
The U.S. Navy commissioned the USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32), powered by two GE LM2500 gas turbines that include GE’s lightweight composite gas turbine enclosure.
On Wednesday 22 March 2023 the French Navy’s Lorraine multi-mission frigate enhanced with air defence capabilities (FREMM DA) successfully fired the Aster 30 air defence missile.
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $1.3 billion modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy for the procurement of the detail design and construction of amphibious transport dock LPD 32. The resulting fixed-price-incentive contract totals $1.54 billion.
MDA press release The test demonstrated the capability of a ballistic missile defense (BMD)-configured Aegis ship to detect, track, engage, and intercept a medium range
News that France will join the AUKUS submarine program with the name of the program to become FUKUS is not accurate. We hope :).
Important update on this article: April Fool’s The French government has joined the previously trinational AUKUS submarine program. Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States
On 29 March 2023, the first of the twelve MCM vessels of the Belgian-Dutch rMCM program, was floated out by Naval Group in Concarneau.
