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Navantia to provide life-cycle support for the Turkish Navy

The Turkish Navy’s flagship, the drone carrier-amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu (L 400) has been ordered in June 2015 and commissioned on 10 April 2023. Photo: Turkish Naval Forces Command

Navantia and the Turkish Naval Shipyards General Directorate (TGM) formalised on 8 April, at TGM’s facilities in Ankara, the signing of a framework maintenance agreement for the amphibious ship TCG Anadolu (L 400), built in Turkey from a Navantia design based on the LHD Juan Carlos I and on the ALHDs for Australia.

Naval Shipbuilding

The F-110 frigate is the Spanish Navy’s technoplogically most ambitious new-construction programme currently achieving its next major milestones. In Dececmber 2019, Lockheed Martin signed a contract with Navantia to equip the five new F- 110 (Bonifaz class) multi-mission frigates with the SPY-7 radar and ist International Aegis Fire Control Loop (IAFCL), meaning that Spain continues to be the major Aegis operator in Europe. Photo: Navantia

Over nearly three decades, the Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has developed a proven track record as an integrator of different systems in state-of-the-art surface combatants.

Patrol vessels

The Multi-Purpose Modular Patrol Vessel Hrabri (12) delivered to the Bulgarian Navy is based on NVL Group’s proven OPV-90 design – an evolution of the smaller 1,650-tonne OPV-80, which serves as the Darussalam class with the Royal Brunei Navy (four units commissioned between 2011 and 2014) and the Arafura class (six units) currently under construction for the Royal Australian Navy. Photo: Ministry of Defence of Bulgaria

The global offshore patrol vessel market is characterised by a robust growth that is driven by increasing maritime security threats, territorial disputes and the need to protect offshore assets like oil and gas installations.

Swedish Frigate Decision

Navantia is proposing its light frigate design – ALFA 4000 – for the Swedish YSF2030 frigate programme. Artist’s impression: Navantia

Sweden’s acquisition of new frigates is, at its core, a strategic decision.

It is not only a matter of industry, regional politics, or international relations, but of when Sweden will actually have an operational sea-based air defence capability.

Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

The GhostFin multi-mission sonar suite for unmanned underwater vehicles provides bistatic sonar detection using a remote active sound source from anti-submarine warfare vessels or fixed sonar systems. Artist’s impression: DSIT Solutions Ltd.

More than ever before, unmanned underwater vehicles will enable navies to achieve a continuous in-theatre presence in varying mission scenarios.

Navantia in Sweden – through-life support of modern frigates

During her recent visit to Stockholm, the F-100 frigate SPS Almirante Juan de Borbón (F 102) showcased her sophisticated design and performance characteristics, as well as Navantia’s innovative philosophy in modern naval shipbuilding. Photos: Navantia

The visit of the Spanish Navy’s Álvaro de Bazán class guided missile frigate SPS Almirante Juan de Borbón (F 102) to Schweden provided Spain’s premier naval shipbuilder Navantia with an opportunity to present its experience and capabilities in the design, construction and through-life support of complex surface combatants in a NATO context.

Signals Intelligence

The Polish Navy is in a process of acquiring two new SIGINT ships under the umbrella of the Delfin programme. Photo: Saab Group

Some navies have them and some do not. Signals intelligence (SIGINT) collection ships may seem like a niche capability, according to Dr. Thomas Withington, who specialises in radar, communications systems, electronic warfare (EW) and all things of C4I. “SIGINT ships operate beneath a thick cloak of secrecy, yet visually they may be among a navy’s most distinct vessels”, he suggested.

Naval Forces