Thales Electronics Orders for New French OPVs
Thales will supply the French Navy with a sensor suite comprising Bluewatcher sonar, NS50 radar and an IFF identification system for its new offshore patrol vessels. The first vessel will…
DGA Orders First Seven Ships of the Offshore Patrol Vessel Program
On November 17, 2023, the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) ordered seven offshore patrol vessels intended for the French Navy. This order is the subject of three contracts for a…
Pirou Delivers OPV 58S Niani to Senegalese Armed Forces
PIRIOU delivered the second OPV NIANI to the Senegalese Armed Forces Vincent Faujour and El Hadji Omar Youm in front of a model of the Walo © PIRIOU PIRIOU delivered…
Dearsan Launches First of Two OPVs for Nigeria
The launching ceremony of first of OPV 76 Offshore Patrol Vessels Has Been Completed at Dearsan Shipyard. Dearsan Shipyard signed a contract with the Nigerian Navy in Abuja on November…
Taitung Coast Patrol Adds New 35-Ton Patrol Vessel
The 26th new patrol boat PP-3513 of the Coast Guard Fleet Development Plan “Turnkey Procurement Case for 52 35-ton Patrol Boats” prepared by the Coast Guard Fleet Branch arrived at…
American Bureau of Shipping Joins VARD OPV Project
Vard Marine Inc (VARD), a Fincantieri company, proudly launched the Vigilance Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) at CANSEC 2023 in conjunction with Team Vigilance partner companies Heddle Shipyards, Thales Canada, SH…
PNS Hunain Launched at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania
On 12 September 2023, Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania held a launching ceremony for the PNS Hunain, one of a series of Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) 2600 that Damen is…
Royal Navy’s OPVs Deployed in Indo-Pacific Begin Third Year
Royal Navy patrol ships will experiment with protecting underwater infrastructure and the collective security of the Indo-Pacific region as the third year of their ground-breaking mission begins. HMS Tamar and…
Lessons Learned From Valued Partner
Bringing a new Royal Australian Navy ship into service naturally brings some challenges – especially when it is only the fifth of its kind worldwide, and the first built in…
Metal Shark Launches 115 Defiant Class Berbice for Guyana
August 4th, 2023: This week Metal Shark hosted members of the Guyana Defense Force (GDF) for the launch of the GDF’s new Metal Shark 115 Defiant patrol vessel “GDFS Berbice,”…