Construction of the first of four Pohjanmaa-class multi-role corvettes has started at Rauma shipyard (Rauma Marine Construction, RMC), a major project for the Finnish Navy that has been significantly delayed. A contract was awarded to RMC to build the corvettes in 2019, but in late 2021 the yard announced that it would need up to […]
A composite cutting ceremony was held on 15 August 2023 at Saab’s site in Karlskrona in Sweden for the first of four masts for the Finnish Navy’s new Pohjanmaa-class vessels. The masts are manufactured in the same composite material used for the Swedish Navy’s Visby-class corvettes. In September 2019, Saab signed a contract to provide […]
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) has confirmed that its subsidiary ST Engineering Marine Ltd has been awarded a contract by the Singapore Ministry of Defence for the detailed design and construction of six Multi-Role Combat Vessels (MRCVs) for the Republic of Singapore Navy. ST Engineering will be responsible for the procurement and integration of […]