The French Directorate General of Armaments (Direction générale de l’armement-DGA) announced that the Montenegrin Ministry of Defence had ordered two 60-meter offshore patrol vessels (OPV) from the Kership shipyard, a… Continue reading "Montenegro Has Ordered Two Offshore Patrol Vessels From France’s Kership Shipyard"
Last week, Qatar’s Ministry of Interior signed a contract with ARES Shipyard and Meteksan Defence to supply ULAQ USV to the Coast Guard Command. This contract, which represents Turkey’s first… Continue reading "Qatar Became The First Export Customer Of Turkey’s ULAQ-Armed Unmanned Surface Vessel"
A U.S. Navy F-35B Lightning II landed aboard the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’s JS Kaga on Sunday, the first time the aircraft has landed aboard the JMSDF multi-function destroyer. A… Continue reading "U.S. Navy F-35B Makes First Ever Landing Aboard JS Kaga"
The Pakistan Navy has commissioned the first PN Milgem class PNS Babur (P-280) corvette built in Turkey and the third Yarmook class PNS Hunain (F-273) offshore patrol vessel built in… Continue reading "Pakistan Navy Adds Two New Naval Vessels To Its Fleet – PNS Babur And PNS Hunain"
On September 25, the Japanese Destroyer JS Sazanami (DD-113) sailed through the Taiwan Strait as part of a freedom of navigation operation (FONOP). It’s a historic moment for Japan and… Continue reading "First Time in Its History, Japan Sends Warship Through the Taiwan Strait"
The Indian Navy is set to embark on a large expansion plan with 50 warships under construction of the 66 contracted. 50 warships are at various stages of construction, varying… Continue reading "Indian Navy On its Way to a Million Tonne – 50 Ships Under Construction"
With a coastline of 2,759 km and an exclusive economic zone of more than 72,000 km², Ukraine is a state whose military and economic national interests are closely linked to… Continue reading "From Stability to Asymmetry: The Ukrainian Navy"
On Friday, 9 August, the Brazilian Navy [MB] launched the frigate “Tamandaré (F200)”, based on the German MEKO A-100. This development, which represents an essential milestone in Rio’s long-term “Naval… Continue reading "Brazilian Navy Launches First Tamandaré Class Frigate"
Earlier this month, Turkish shipyard RMK Marine launched “Hetman Ivan Vygovski”, the second ADA-class [also known as MİLGEM] corvette built for the Ukrainian Navy under STM’s prime contractor. This development,… Continue reading "Turkey Has Launched Its Second Ada-Class Corvette, The Hetman Ivan Vyhovskiy, For The Ukrainian Navy"
The Moudge or Mowj class Sahand (74) frigate, regarded as one of the most modern ships in the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, sank for unknown reasons on July 7… Continue reading "Iran Loses Another Of Its Ill-Fated Moudge-Class Frigates"