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 ...

The Royal Navy has accepted the delivery of its newest Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), HMS Forth, from BAE Systems at the company’s Scotstoun shipyard. Forth completed maiden sea trials in December and ...

The first new River class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) being built for the UK's Royal Navy has been officially named, it was announced on 9 March. The 1,800 tonne, 90m vessel was named HMS Forth ...

Dragging an OPV to, say, the Persian Gulf or the Western Pacific might be practical if the Royal Navy had tankers to spare. But the fleet has cut back on key support vessels, as well.

The U.K. Royal Navy recently monitored a surfaced Russian submarine as it sailed through the North Sea and English Channel, ...

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 ...

Imagine completing your training on a military vessel and having to jump into action just a few hours later. That’s what the fresh crew of a Dutch navy OPV (ocean-going patrol vessel) recently ...

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 ...