Second Upgraded La Fayette-Class Frigate Is Operational Again
French Navy (Marine Nationale) frigate “La Fayette” is back in the fleet and ready for duty. It is the second La Fayette-class frigate to benefit from a comprehensive upgrade program.
French Navy (Marine Nationale) frigate “La Fayette” is back in the fleet and ready for duty. It is the second La Fayette-class frigate to benefit from a comprehensive upgrade program.
Seatronics has begun the final installation and commissioning phase of two Mine Identification and Detonation Solutions (MIDS) to Israeli company Elbit Systems Ltd.

Russia’s third Admiral Gorshkov-class (Project 22350) frigate Admiral Golovko deploys to the Baltic Sea for the shipbuilder’s sea trials.
VARD Marine Inc, a Fincantier company, announced on Nov. 29, 2022, a new contract for the design of an LCT (Landing Craft Tank) for the Bangladesh Navy. The vessel will be built by Khulna Shipyard in Bangladesh.
Improved design layouts and advanced technologies onboard the US Navy’s (USN’s) new Ford-class aircraft carriers are enabling enhanced aircraft operations onboard and a higher sortie generation rate, a USN officer onboard first-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford confirmed.
On November 28, 2022, the Philippine Navy commissioned two Shaldag Mk V class patrol boats, BRP Nestor Acero (PG901) and BRP Lolinato To-ong (PG902), in a ceremony in Manila.
Interview with ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) on their proposal for the Walrus-class submarine replacement program.
The Royal Australian Navy has signed a contract with Ocius for the procurement of five BlueBottle unmanned surface vessels (USV) in the current fiscal year.
Interview with Saab and Damen on their proposal for the Walrus-class submarine replacement program: The C71.
The Project 19920 large hydrographic boat “Anatoly Knyazev” joined the Russian Navy’s Baltic Fleet…