At DEFEA 2021, the International Defense Exhibition which opened its doors today in Athens, Greece, Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri confirmed that it is proposing the Italian FREMM frigate design to the Hellenic Navy.
A shortlist was recently leaked for the future frigate of the Hellenic Navy. Naval News reviews in detail the three frigates at the top of this list.
After 38 years of service, nearly 2,300 replenishments at sea, and more than 1 million nautical miles sailed, the command and replenishment ship – Bâtiment de Commandement et de Ravitaillement (BCR) – ‘Var’ left active service on July 1, 2021.
As part of the ongoing At-Sea-Demo/Formidable Shield 2021 exercise, the U.S. Navy Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) fired two Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptors to engage ballistic missile targets launched from the Hebrides Range, May 26 and May 30, 2021.
The Royal Netherlands Navy announced that the new SMART-L Multi Mission/Naval radar aboard HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën was used to eliminate a ballistic missile…
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) announced that its Horizon type Air Defense Destroyer Forbin intercepted a supersonic target during Exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield 2021.
The Republic of Korea Navy officially confirmed to the South Korean media that it finished supplying newly designed camouflage uniforms and boots for duties on board combat ships.
The French Navy just launched its “Marine Nationale” brand and E-Store, in order to reinforce its brand recognition among the public.
The Italian Navy Cavour aircraft carrier has returned to Taranto this morning at the Mar Grande naval station, thus ending, after three months, the Ready for Operations (RFO) Campaign.
The second Italian-built Bergamini-class FREMM frigate procured by Egypt arrived on April 15 at the Alexandria naval base, where she officially joined the Egyptian Navy.
