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27 February

Babcock Begins Construction of Fourth Type 31 Frigate as Second Nears Launch

Babcock has achieved two key milestones in the UK Royal Navy’s Type 31 Inspiration-class frigate program at its Rosyth, Scotland, shipyard.

26 February

A Turkish naval patrol boat in an undisclosed location in the Black Sea

Rojoef Manuel

Turkey to Export Armed Patrol Boats to Southeast Asia in First Regional Sale

Turkey will export two armored, weaponized multi-purpose patrol boats to a Southeast Asian country, marking its first sale of this class of naval platform to the region.

26 February

Rojoef Manuel

Naval Group Begins Sea Trials of 4th French Navy Barracuda Submarine

Naval Group has begun the initial sea trials of the French Navy’s fourth Barracuda-class nuclear-powered attack submarine.

26 February

Inder Singh Bisht

Fassmer Secures German Navy Contract for Four Training Vessels

Germany has contracted Fassmer for the construction and delivery of four training vessels for the German Navy.

26 February

Inder Singh Bisht

Turkish Navy Commissions Sancar Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle

The Turkish Navy has commissioned the locally developed Sancar armed unmanned surface vehicle into operational service, strengthening its unmanned naval warfare capabilities.

26 February

Inder Singh Bisht

Germany Takes Delivery of Israeli-Made Underwater Drone

The German Navy has taken delivery of an Israeli-made BlueWhale underwater drone intended for reconnaissance and detecting “hybrid threats at sea.”

26 February

RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile launch

Inder Singh Bisht

Raytheon Selects Belgian Facility for ESSM Block II Program

Raytheon has selected ST Engineering iDirect’s Manufacturing Competence Center in Belgium to support the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile Block II program.

25 February