The Irish Naval Service will decommission three of its oldest vessels this week. Peacock class patrol boats LÉ Ciara and LÉ Orla, as well as the flagship LÉ Eithne, will… Continue reading "Irish Naval Service Disposing of Three Vessels"
Shipyards in India and Bangladesh laid the keels for four and three ships each for their respective navies in the latter half of June. On June 17, the keel for… Continue reading "India & Bangladesh Lay Keels For Multiple Navy Ships"
The U.S. Navy and allied nations kicked off the latest iteration of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise on the 29 June. The five-week-long multinational exercise will take… Continue reading "Latest Iteration of RIMPAC Exercise to Kickoff in the Hawaiian Islands."
The Qatar Coast Guard Command has ordered three ARES 40 FIC (Fast Interceptor Craft) from ARES Shipyard, one of Turkey’s most prominent shipyards. The contract was announced at the Milipol… Continue reading "Qatar Purchases 3 ARES 40 Fast Interceptor Craft From ARES Shipyard"
India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited Vietnam from June 8-10, 2022. During the visit 12 High Speed Guard Boats (HSGB) were handed over to the Vietnam Border Guard. The two… Continue reading "India Expands Vietnam Ties With Mutual Logistics Pact, Joint Vision Statement"
BRP Mechora Aquino arrived in Manila on June 1, after departing from its yard of origin in Shimonoseki, Japan on May 27. With its arrival, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)… Continue reading "Philippine Coast Guard’s Latest Ship Arrives from Japan"
Recently released photographs show that the Russian Navy has taken at least one captured Ukrainian patrol vessel into service. The photographs show a Pr. 58155 Gyurza-M gunboat flying the blue… Continue reading "Russia Presses Captured Ukrainian Gunboats into Service"
BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) was commissioned into the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on May 6. The vessel is the largest to date to join the PCG fleet, providing a boost… Continue reading "Philippine Coast Guard Commissions Largest Vessel to Date"
ASFAT, affiliated with the Turkish Ministry of Defense, has announced that production activities on TCG Akhisar, the first vessel whose design activities were completed within the scope of the Offshore… Continue reading "Turkey Begins Production On The First Hisar Class OPV"
French shipbuilder Piriou formally launched the first of three 62 metre offshore patrol vessels for the Senegalese Navy on April 11. Named “Walo”, the ship will eventually join a number of modern vessels ordered… Continue reading "Piriou launches Senegal’s first missile-armed warship"