Dutch Navy to replace OPV and LPD with a Single Class of Ships
The Royal Netherlands Navy will procure a single class of ship to replace its existing fleet of LPDs and OPVs in the 2030s
07 Mar 2024
The Royal Netherlands Navy will procure a single class of ship to replace its existing fleet of LPDs and OPVs in the 2030s
20 Nov 2023
Singapore orders four Offshore Patrol Vessels from German shipbuilder Fassmer. They will begin deliveries in 2028.
30 May 2023
The Vigilance Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) is tailored to the future needs of the Royal Canadian Navy.
07 Nov 2022
ADSB (Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding) unveiled its 510 OPV, a 51m offshore patrol vessel (OPV) during IndoDefence 2022.
17 Oct 2021
French shipbuilder Socarenam launched the first ship in a new class of Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) for the French Navy. The "Auguste Benebig" was launched at the Socarenam shipyard in Saint Malo (Brittany) on 15 October 2021 as part of the POM (Patrouilleur d’Outre-Mer) program.
14 Oct 2021
On 5 October 2021, the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) awarded Naval Group the contract for the preliminary and detailed design of the Ocean Patrol Vessel program.
29 Sep 2021
On July 21, 2021, Naval News visited Socarenam Shipyard in Saint Malo (Brittany, France) to see the progress being made on the future French Navy OPV program known as "POM" (Patrouilleur d’Outre-Mer).
22 Sep 2021
The last of the four Offshore Patrol Vessel 87 (OPV 87) ordered to Naval Group by the Argentine Navy, the A.R.A. Contraalmirante Cordero, has been launched this Tuesday 21 September in Concarneau.
07 Sep 2021
Royal Navy River-class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) HMS Spey and HMS Tamar have today begun deployment to the Indo-Pacific region to bolster Britain’s presence in the region.
27 May 2021
French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, last week revealed the names of six new “POM” (Patrouilleur d’Outre-Mer) offshore patrol vessels which will now be known as the Félix Éboué-class.