DefenceTalkThales and DCNS announce the comprehensive modernization program of the Colombian Navy’s four Almirante Padilla class frigates has been concluded with a successful Sea Acceptance Test of the class’s fourth ship. The contract with the Colombian authorities was signed early 2009, with DCNS acting as prime contractor and Thales as the lead systems integrator for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/successful-sea-acceptance-trials-of-colombian-almirante-padilla-class-frigates-59062/

DefenceTalkThe Yantar shipyard in Russia’s Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad on Friday floated out the first in a series of six Project 11356 frigates being built for the Black Sea Fleet, the company said. The Admiral Grigorovich was laid down in December 2010. Four more ships of the same class are in various stages of construction […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-floats-out-new-frigate-for-black-sea-fleet-59039/

DefenceTalkCassidian’s new radar for the German Navy’s F125 class frigates has demonstrated its particular reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities during tests in the North Sea and Baltic Sea and during factory acceptance tests. In two test series of several weeks, the TRS-4D naval radar showed an extraordinarily high precision, particularly when detecting small targets such as […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-trs-4d-naval-radar-for-german-f125-frigates-49961/

DefenceTalkFREMM frigate Normandie, the second of the Aquitaine class for the French Navy, put to sea for the first time on 25 October. This milestone marks the beginning of the ship’s sea trials, which will take place off Brittany and are expected to last several weeks. The main aim of these preliminary trials is to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/dcns-begins-sea-trials-of-fremm-multimission-frigate-normandie-49509/

DefenceTalkThe New Zealand MoD has confirmed its preferred tenderers for the Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN) ANZAC Frigate Systems Upgrade project to include MBDA as the provider of Sea Ceptor for the Local Area Air Defence (LAAD) system; subject to the New Zealand (NZ) Government’s final approval to proceed. Sea Ceptor will equip frigates HMNZ […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-zealand-selects-sea-ceptor-air-defence-system-for-anzac-frigates-49288/

DefenceTalkDefence and security company Saab has signed a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Korea, for development and integration of combat management and radar systems on a new frigate for the Royal Thai Navy. The order amounts to MSEK 850. The contract comprises of combat management system and radar system. Saab is the combat […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saab-wins-order-for-combat-management-and-radar-for-thai-navy-frigate-49255/

DefenceTalkOn 18 September 2013, FREMM frigate Provence was floated out of its building dock at the Lorient shipyard. With five FREMM multimission frigates at different stages of assembly and construction, this float-out (or pre-outfitting launch) – always a major milestone – highlights the Group’s expertise in concurrent shipbuilding. Yesterday, DCNS’s Lorient shipyard floated out FREMM […]https://www.defencetalk.com/dcns-floats-out-fremm-frigate-provence-49131/

DefenceTalkThe FREMM multi-mission frigate on order for the Royal Moroccan Navy is pursuing sea trials off the French coast in preparation for delivery later this year. In June, French naval shipbuilder DCNS successfully completed a third series of trials to test the performance of the ship’s combat system. The crew and DCNS specialists completed the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/dcns-sea-trials-fremm-frigate-royal-moroccan-navy-48358/

DefenceTalkThe 29th of May 2013 was a great day for European collaboration and for Italy. One of the most significant FREMM Program High Level Objective was achieved. At Fincantieri-Muggiano premises (La Spezia) the Italian Frigate “Carlo BERGAMINI” was accepted by OCCAR and delivered to the Italian Navy. The vessel – whose overall design started in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-italian-fremm-frigate-delivered-48036/

DefenceTalkThe FREMM frigate built for the Royal Moroccan Navy put to sea for the first time on 17 April. This key milestone marks the launch of sea trials, which will be conducted over the next few weeks off the Brittany coast. The ship will be delivered to the Royal Moroccan Navy at the end of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/dcns-begins-sea-trials-with-fremm-frigate-for-moroccan-navy-47514/