The second new Arafura OPV for the Australian Navy, NUSHIP Eyre, has commenced sea trials at Osbourne in South Australia.

The new OPV will patrol and secure Australia’s maritime border along with the upgraded Cape-class patrol boats.

BAE Systems has begun construction of the first of the Royal Navy’s three new River class Batch 3 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV). During a ceremony at BAE Systems Surface Ships’ Govan facility ...

Based on the OPV 80 design, the OPVs will be used for constabulary missions, maritime patrol and response duties. NUSHIP Arafura will now sail to its homeport at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia, ...

The Royal Thai Navy OPVs were constructed by Bangkok Dock Company under licence using the BAE Systems OPV design. This arrangement meant that Thailand could modify the design of its own ships to ...

The 'River'-class OPV HMS 'Spey.' As successive rounds of budget cuts bit deeply into the Royal Navy’s front-line strength a few years back, the British fleet got a consolation prize: five new ...

February 3, 2020: At the end of 2019 HMS Forth, a new “Batch 2” River class RN (Royal Navy) OPV (offshore patrol vessel) arrived in the Falkland Islands to provide constant patrol of offshore waters ...

BAE Systems and Bangkok Dock have signed a new contract for the licensed construction of a second 90-meter offshore patrol vessel (OPV) for the Royal Thai Navy (RTN). BAE will supply the ...

Why is the Royal Navy sending two of its smallest warships to the world’s largest ocean? The First Sea Lord’s announcement of the Royal Navy’s intention to forward deploy two offshore patrol vessels ...

The UK Royal Navy (RN) is planning to trial an Autonomous Pacific 24 (APAC24) rigid inflatable boat from a Batch 1 River-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV).