The U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command (MSC) awards GE Power Conversion an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to maintain the power and propulsion systems aboard its vessels. The contract’s potential worth is $125 million over five years.
The Royal Norwegian Navy’s annual exercise FLOTEX 21 is underway. It started on 15 November and will take place in the areas of Vågsfjorden, Andfjorden and the sea area off Andøya (Northern Norway) until 3 December.
The Indian Navy is set to commission 2 vessels by the end of the month: The first Project 15B Project guided missile destroyer “Visakhapatnam” and the fourth Scorpene type submarine (Kalvari-class) “Vela”. The first Survey Vessel Large (SVL) “Sandhyak” will be launched.
From November 18 to December 3, 2021, the French Navy (Marine Nationale) will conduct its largest exercise ever: POLARIS 21.
Taiwan’ shipbuilder China Shipbuilding Corporation (CSBC) today laid the keel of the first submarine known as Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS).
The new, 100-metre LST 100 for the Nigerian Navy has been launched at Albwardy Damen, Sharjah, UAE a few months ago.
European missile manufacturer MBDA showcased the Sea Venom anti-sip missile last month during ADEX 2021 in Seoul. The Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy could still select the missile to equip its fleet of Wildcat helicopters.
From October 25 to 31, 2021, Loire-class offshore support vessel Garonne embarked the NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) to train and certify all ships of the class in the highly technical field of assistance and response to a submarine in distress.
The Royal Australian Navy commissioned HMAS Stalwart, the second of the Supply-class auxiliary oiler replenishment ships on November 13 at Fleet Base West, Rockingham, Western Australia.
On 22 October 2021, Damen held a keel-laying for the third Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPV) for the South African Navy.
