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The Egyptian Navy is said to be close to purchasing a pair of European Multi-Purpose Frigate (FREMM) warships from Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. On February 4, 2020, French newspaper La Tribune …
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by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. On June 5, the Danish Social Democratic Party and its supporting faction of social-liberal and left-wing parties won a majority of seats …
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Lockheed Martin has dropped out of the running for the U.S. Navy’s FFG(X) frigate competition, USNI News reports. The company had been planning to offer a frigate design based on …
Read More The U.S. Navy has issued a draft Request for Proposals for a new guided missile frigate, being acquired through the FFG(X) competition. The service plans to buy a total of …
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Canada signed a design contract for its new surface combatant on Thursday, February 7, and the deal was announced the following day. The award follows a brief three-month negotiation process …
Read More The German government has reportedly approved a frigate export to Egypt. Spiegel Online, citing official documents, reported on January 2, 2019, that the German Federal Security Council has approved the …
Read More Canada will now be able to move forward with a planned contract award for 15 Type 26 frigates in early 2019 after the Canadian International Trade Tribunal reversed a decision …
Read More Canada has been forced to temporarily halt its frigate acquisition program following a ruling from the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CTT). In October, a team of Lockheed Martin Canada and …
Read More In its SEMAR Accountability Report 2012-2018 published on November 17, 2018, the Mexican Navy laid out plans to eventually field a fleet of eight Patrullas Oceánicas de Largo Alcance (POLA) …
Read More Mexico has formally held a launching and flagging ceremony for its Long Range Oceanic Patrol (POLA in Spanish) vessel. During the ceremony, the vessel was officially named ARM Reformador (POLA …
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