PIRIOU shipyard today held a steel cutting ceremony for the first of three Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) for the Senegalese Navy.

Will the future French Navy Offshore Patrol Vessels get a RAPIDFire 40 mm naval gun ? The French Armed Forces Minister...

French Shipyard SOCARENAM started construction of the French Navy (Marine Nationale)'s first of six new offshore patrol vessels known as “POM” (Patrouilleur d’Outre-Mer). French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, attended the steel cutting ceremony at the shipyard in Saint Malo, Brittany.

SOCARENAM press release Following a European call for tenders with competitive bidding launched at the ...

The technical launch of the first-in-class patrol vessel (OPV - Offshore Patrol Vessel) “Musherib”, ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition program, took place today at the Muggiano (La Spezia) yard.

Australia’s National Shipbuilding Program has reached another milestone with the keel laying for the first Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) under construction in Western Australia.

iXblue's inertial navigation systems and gyrocompasses have recently been chosen to equip the new Royal Australian Navy's SEA1180 Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV).

The River-class Batch 2 offshore patrol vessel (OPV) HMS Trent has been commissioned with the Royal Navy today during a ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Base.

Israel Shipyards ‒ one of the largest privately owned shipbuilding and repair facilities in the Eastern Mediterranean ‒ announces an agreement with an African navy for the supply of two OPV 45 offshore patrol vessels. The vessels were designed for a wide range of missions, including protection against the increasing threat of piracy in the region.