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"Naval Law" passed to finance 3 new vessel types for Italian Navy
July 21 by Eugenio PoItaly has ratified a new ‘Naval Law’, which is an extraordinary ruling for the Italian Navy that sanctions funding to build 3 types of new vessels for Italian Navy. The first contract...
Singapore’s formidable frigates can foray far from home
September 22 by Edward LundquistSingapore is a small nation, just half the size of the island of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands, but home to more than five million people. The nation’s navy is as good as any in the region, and...
HMS Montrose to assist in removal of chemical stocks from Syria
January 14 by Defence IQThe Royal Navy frigate is assisting in the international effort to remove chemical stocks from Syria to stop them being used in weapons. The Devonport-based Type 23 frigate will work alongside Dan...
First of four F125 frigates unveiled for German Navy's €2 billion programme
December 18 by Defence IQ PressEarlier this week, Germany revealed its first F125-class frigate, called Baden-Wýrttemberg, at ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems in Hamburg. The delivery of the first frigate for the German Navy is schedu...
Spain's revolutionary new frigate, the F-110
November 20 by Richard de SilvaThe Spanish Navy’s F-110 Frigate, being manufactured by Navantia, aims to replace the country’s six Santa Maria-class ships as they approach the end of their operational life from 2020.With a full ser...
Sea Viper: The UK's "world-class" air defence system
January 12 by Andrew ElwellSea Viper Air Missile Defence In this podcast Defence IQ talks with Nick Young, currently a Senior Systems Engineer at Cobham, but previously Nick worked at QinetiQ, primarily as a technical expert a...
Disaster in Den Haag: What Are We Learning from Dutch Defence Cuts?
May 10 by Defence Dateline GroupOn 8 April Hans Hillen, Defence Minister of the Kingdom of The Netherlands, presented plans to re-structure the Dutch armed forces so as to "lower costs and increase efficiency". In an almost comica...
As Europe Wakes to Defence Spending Shortfall, NATO Risks Losing US Investment
March 14 by Defence Dateline GroupBehind today’s recession led military budget debates lies a fundamental truth that is exacerbating the pain of defence retrenchment. This is that much of Europe has been under-investing in def...
Royal Norwegian Navy receives last of Fridtjof Nansen-Class Frigates
January 21 by Navantia Press OfficeNavantia has commissioned on January, 18th., the frigate F-314 "Thor Heyerdahl" to the Royal Norwegian Navy. The ceremony, that took place at the Fene-Ferrol shipyard, has been attended by the Direc...
Sea Viper Air Defence: Where is the Venom in the Royal Navy’s Missile System?
January 04 by Nick YoungUPDATE: Listen to a podcast from the author Nick Young here. Click this link for insight on what this world-class air defence system brings to the party, how it compares to other platforms currently a...
For Maritime Defence and Projection, Italy's Navy Goes Tactical and Practical
November 29 by Defence IQ Digital
Navy to reduce to smallest size ever to save carriers
October 08 by Defence IQBy Thomas Harding and James Kirkup Published: 10:22PM BST 07 Oct 2010 The Navy is set to be reduced to the smallest size in its history after admirals yesterday offered drastic reductions in...