The French Navy (Marine Nationale)’s ageing fleet of A69 type PHM and PSP patrol vessels will be replaced from 2025 by ten new offshore patrol vessels (OPV).
UK-based maritime classification society Lloyd’s Register will provide assurance and certification services for vessels being built in China for the Algerian Navy (likely similar to the Pattani-class or Centenary-class) and the Royal Thai Navy (an LPD based on the Type 071 class)
On June 23, 2020, while peacefully operating in the Caribbean Sea, USS Nitze conducted a freedom of navigation operation (FONOP), contesting an excessive maritime claim by Venezuela.
The U.S. Navyโs first CMV-22B Osprey for operational use arrived at Naval Air Station North Island, June 22. The tilt-rotor aircraft configured for Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) missions is replacing the C-2A Greyhound.
ECA GROUP and SOACSY recently signed a licensing agreement giving ECA GROUP exclusive rights to exploit its developments using seaCHIRPยฎ technology based on SAS (Synthetic Aperture Sonar) for the detection of buried naval mines.
The Royal Netherlands Navy (Koninklijke Marine) and Belgian Navy (Marinecomponent/Composante marine) will replace their current M-frigates (Karel Doorman-class), the Dutch MoD confirmed today in an official statement. The future frigatesโ main task will be anti-submarine warfare (ASW) thanks to a new type of torpedo and their embarked NH90 NFH maritime helicopter.
Shipbuilder Metal Shark has introduced the welded-aluminum โ52 Fearless Super Interceptor,โ an offshore-capable, ultra-high-performance military patrol vessel delivering 70-knot top speeds. Production has commenced at Metal Sharkโs Jeanerette, Louisiana USA production facility, with fifteen vessels currently on order for overseas military and law enforcement interests.
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) FREMM Frigates FS Auvergne and FS Bretagne won the US Navy’s “Hook’em” award. This is the second time U.S. 6th Fleet has provided the award to French ships for their ability to find and track submarines.
The first crewless Pacific 24 unmanned surface vessel (USV) for general duties with the Royal Navy has been launched, ready for trials to see how it โ and similar craft โ might fit into the โfleet of tomorrowโ.
ฮฮฮฮง ฮeorion Shipyards based in Syros Island, Greece, and Israel Shipyards based in Haifa entered a teaming agreement to jointly propose a next generation corvette design for the Hellenic Navy: The Themistocles.
