The Spanish Council of Ministers approved the EUR 4.3 billion funding for the construction of five new F-110 frigates for the Spanish Navy on March 29. The new frigates will be built by Spanish shipbuilder Navantia.
Spanish shipyard Navantia opened a new business office in Washington DC to support its ongoing bid for the U.S. Navy FFG(X) frigate competition.
According to Navantia, its proposal for the Walrus Replacement Program provides a low risk solution with high involvement of the Dutch industry
The Spanish Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, accompanied by the Chief of Staff of the Spanish Navy, Admiral Teodoro López Calderón, presided over in Ferrol the commissioning of the new OPV ‘Furor’, the service announced yesterday.
Spanish Minister of Defense confirmed that five new F-110 frigates will be built by Spanish shipbuilder Navantia in Ferrol starting in May this year.
On 15th. January, Navantia has initiated, in San Fernando shipyard, the construction of the first corvette for the Saudi Arabia Navy. The event has consisted of the cut of the first plate of the ship, belonging to the block 401, dimensions of 12 x 2,4 meters, a thickness of 7 millimeters and a weight of 1.254 kilos.
