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Indra, IDV to deliver 34 amphibious combat vehicles for Spanish Marines
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (251+ words) Indra and IDV, the land defence arm of Leonardo, have secured a strategic agreement to deliver Spain's new Marine Infantry amphibious combat vehicles (VACIMs). As disclosed, the contract includes 34 SUPERAV platforms. As part of the program, Indra Group will deliver…...
Kongsberg'and Salt to design standardized vessels for Norwegian Navy
3+ week, 4+ day ago (302+ words) Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Salt Ship Design have jointly won the contract to design the new standardised vessels for the Norwegian Navy. In January, the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency initiated a prequalification process for the design of up to 28 new…...
Latvian shipbuilder launches naval division, unveils tactical catamaran
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (193+ words) Latvian shipbuilder Latitude Yachts has launched a new naval division and unveiled its first project, the tactical catamaran LNT-27, designed for maritime security, patrol, and specialized offshore operations. The newly created company Latitude Naval Technologies will develop production in Latvia,…...
Brazil's first Tamandar-class frigate nears commissioning
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (431+ words) The lead ship of Brazil's new Tamandar-class frigate program, Tamandar (F200), has departed the shipyard in Itaja" and is en route to Rio de Janeiro, where it is expected to be formally commissioned into the fleet of the Brazilian Navy in…...
NASSCO christens sixth and final ship in US Navy's ESB program
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (291+ words) General Dynamics NASSCO has christened the USNS'Hector A. Cafferata Jr.'(ESB 8), the sixth and final ship for the US Navy's Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) program. As informed, the ceremony took place on March 7, 2026. Heather Cafferata, daughter of the ship's namesake, and…...
Fincantieri cuts steel for Italian Navy's eighth PPA
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (212+ words) In a ceremony at Fincantieri's Riva Trigoso shipyard, a steel was cut for the eighth unit in Italy's PPA (Multipurpose Combat Ship) program. The PPAs measure 143 meters in length, can exceed speeds of 31 knots, and support crews of about 171 sailors....
STM lays keel for Portuguese Navy's logistics support ship
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (264+ words) Turkish naval engineering company STM has held a keel-laying ceremony for the auxiliary oiler replenisher and logistics ship'being built for the Portuguese Navy. The keel laying ceremony for the first logistics support ship currently under construction in Istanbul took place…...