Tag: OPV

  • Taiwan’s CG headache

    Taiwan is bulking up its coast guard, but the scope of ROC territory necessitates some tough decisions for its commanders. The Taiwan Coast Guard’s South China Sea Challenge Written by Wu […]

  • New OPV for India

    India’s maritime fleet expands. Indian Coast Guard commissions OPV The Indian Coast Guard has commissioned its first of class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), ICGS Vikram, at Larsen and Toubro’s (L&T) Defence […]

  • Nigerian Navy OPV boost

    Navy gets a Christmas present. Nigerian Navy commissions 30 patrol vessels into service Written by Oscar Nkala President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned 30 vessels into service with the Nigerian Navy […]

  • New OPVs for Royal Navy

    UK MoD signs £287m contract to build two more OPVs for Royal Navy The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a £287m manufacturing and support contract with BAE Systems […]

  • Nigeria gets new OPV

    More toys for the Nigerian Navy Second P18N offshore patrol vessel arrives in Nigeria Mrityunjoy Mazumdar The Nigerian Navy’s second Chinese-built 95.5 m-long P18N offshore patrol vessel (OPV) NNS Unity […]

  • New OPV for Mauritius

    The National Coast Guard has a new patrol boat, the CGS Victory, made in India. New Patrol Vessel for National Coast Guard (Made in India) New patrol vessel, the CGS […]

  • New OPV for Nigeria

    Nigerian Navy looks to plug capability gaps with acquisition. New Vessel From China to Enhance Nigerian Navy’s Response to Security Challenges – Official Lagos — The Nigerian Navy will intensify […]

  • New OPV for Malta

    New toy for the navy. Malta to receive new offshore patrol vessel A funding from the European Union will allow Malta to acquire a new €34 million offshore patrol vessel. Another €7.5 […]

  • OPVs and fleet versatility

    Boosting the fleet. OPV utility will have future relevance Offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) will be able to play a number of roles in future operations by services like the UK […]

  • New toys for SL Navy

    These will be the first brand new OPVs to join the Lankan navy. India to Sell Two OPVs to Lankan Navy in 2017 By P.K.Balachandran COLOMBO: India is to sell […]