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Naval Group Starts Building Lead Multirole FDI Frigate for Sweden

French defense company Naval Group has cut the steel on the Royal Swedish Navy's first Frégate de Défense et d’Intervention warship, beginning construction of the platform at its Lorient shipyard.

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Sweden to Build New Luleå Combat Fleet With $4.8B French FDI Frigates

Sweden has signed a contract worth approximately $4.8 billion with France’s state shipbuilder Naval Group for the procurement of four Frégate de Défense et d’Intervention warships.

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Vietnam Starts Building First Indigenous Anti-Submarine Warship

Vietnam has begun construction on its most advanced domestically designed anti-submarine frigate to build a sovereign defense industry.

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Poland Debuts First Miecznik Frigate ‘ORP Wicher’

Poland’s state-owned PGZ Naval Shipyard has officially christened and launched the future ORP Wicher in Gdynia, marking the debut of the nation's Miecznik-class multirole frigate program.

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Rheinmetall Introduces 6,000-Tonne Frigate for NATO’s Future Fleets

Rheinmetall is looking to shape the next generation of naval warfare with a new guided missile frigate designed for what it calls “the world’s most demanding threat environments.”

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Babcock, LIG D&A Sign Strategic Defense Cooperation Agreement

The UK’s Babcock is expanding its defense industrial cooperation with South Korea’s LIG Defence & Aerospace, known for producing missiles, air defense systems, and advanced military electronics.

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Mitsubishi Transfers 10th Mogami Warship to Japanese Navy

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has taken delivery of its 10th Mogami-class multi-mission stealth frigate, the JS Nagara (FFM-10), from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

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Japan Eyes New Zealand Warship Deal With Mogami Frigate Offer

Japan is preparing formal talks to sell the upgraded configuration of its homegrown Mogami-class multi-mission stealth frigate to New Zealand, with defense leaders from both countries expected to plan the proposal later this month.

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Naval Group Debuts Second French Navy FDI Frigate

Naval Group has launched the French Navy’s second Frégate de Défense et d’Intervention frigate, the Amiral Louzeau (D661), at its shipyard in Lorient, Brittany.

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Sweden to Buy Four Frigates From France’s Naval Group: PM

Sweden's government said Tuesday that it would buy four new frigates for its navy from France's Naval Group in what it called "a very large international defence-industrial deal."

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