
Babcock completes refit of HMS Penzance minehunter vessel
Babcock International successfully completed the refit of Royal Navy’s HMS Penzance minehunter vessel at our Rosyth site, the British shipyard said on March 13.

Babcock International successfully completed the refit of Royal Navy’s HMS Penzance minehunter vessel at our Rosyth site, the British shipyard said on March 13.

Naval Group is significantly increasing its multi-domestic presence in Colombia and Latin America to strengthen its long-lasting cooperation with the navies in the region, the French shipyard announced on March 13 at the Colombiamar exhibition, held from 13-15 in Cartagena de Indias.

The Belgian Navy (Marinecomponent / Composante marine) and the French Navy (Marine Nationale) are considering collaboration opportunities for their NH90 NFH helicopters, specifically in the field of Anti-Submarine Warfare.

Recent aerial pictures of Jiangnan shipyard are doing the rounds on social media: They show no less than 15 destroyers and 1 aircraft carrier at various stage of construction.

Guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) departed San Diego for its first operational underway, the US Navy announced on March 8, 2019.

The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) future HMNZS Aotearoa is a new Polar-class support vessel being built by South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) as part of the Maritime Sustainment Capability project. A picture shared by the RNZN shows the stern section and flight deck are now completed.

Crews have completed the raising and salvage of the Royal Norwegian Navy (Sjøforsvaret) frigate HNoMS Helge Ingstad four months after its collision and sinking. With the vessel back in port, and out of the water, the Norwegian Navy said that a lot of work remains.

The United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (MoD) issued a prior information notice (PIN) for a Next Generation Surface Ship Guided Weapon (SSGW) contract for the Royal Navy.

Nearly one month following the acceptance of its first advanced weapons elevator (AWE), the US Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), has accepted its second, the service said on March 6.

The Australian Department of Defence has awarded Phoenix International Ltd a contract for a Submarine Rescue Service (SRS) to include the acquisition and support of the SEA1354 Ph 1 Submarine Escape, Rescue, and Abandonment System (SERAS), the Australian subsidiary of Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. said on March 6.