Last week, Naval Group, France’s leading shipbuilding company, delivered the second Gowind-class corvette, “Al Emarat”, to the United Arab Emirates Navy, successfully completing the agreement signed in 2019. The United… Continue reading "United Arab Emirates Navy Receives Second Gowind 2500 Class Al Emarat Corvette From The Naval Group"
The recent launch of a new corvette early last week marks an increasingly defensive posture from Manilla. The BRP’s Miguel Malvar, named after a famed Philippine revolutionary general, was launched… Continue reading "Countering Aggression, Philippines Continues Naval Modernisation Program"
On June 19, the German Armed Forces Procurement Organization (BAAINBw) placed an order for two more F126 (also known as Niedersachsen class) multipurpose frigates from Netherlands-based Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding… Continue reading "Germany Orders Two Additional F126 Multipurpose Frigates From Damen Naval"
Military cooperation between Turkey and Malaysia continues to increase day by day. The two countries, which had previously agreed on the modernization of military aircraft, the supply of unmanned aerial… Continue reading "Malaysia To Procure 3 Littoral Mission Ships Based on Ada (MİLGEM) Class Corvettes From Turkey"
This month, the German frigate Baden-Wuerttemberg set sail from the Spanish port of Rota for the Indo-Pacific. Separately, the combat support ship Frankfurt am Main departed from Wilhelmshaven, Germany. The… Continue reading "Two German Warships Set Sail for Pacific"
Speaking at the annual Sea Power Conference on May 14t, British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps announced plans to build up to six new amphibious warships for the Royal Marines. According… Continue reading "UK Plans to Build Six New Amphibious Warships for Royal Marines"
Back in March, a video depicting a drone flying over the Japanese helicopter destroyer (de facto light aircraft carrier) JS Izumo was published on Bilibili – China’s equivalent of YouTube.… Continue reading "Drone Footage of JS Izumo “Likely Real” Says Japanese Ministry of Defense"
South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) recently signed a contract to build four military ships for the Peruvian Navy. The contract, which is valued at $462,900,000, includes the… Continue reading "The Peruvian Navy To Procure Four Military Vessels Worth $463 Million From HD Hyundai"
The MİDLAS Vertical Launch System (VLS), developed by Turkish missile manufacturer Roketsan, successfully launched the HİSAR-D RF Missile for the first time from TCG Istanbul (F-515), the lead ship of… Continue reading "Turkish Frigate Successfully Launches First SAM from the MİDLAS Vertical Launch System"
Last week, Qatar’s Ministry of Defense signed a contract with Turkish Dearsan Shipyard to supply two FAC 50 ships to the Emirati Navy. The signing ceremony was attended by Qatar… Continue reading "Turkish Dearsan Shipyard To Build Two FAC 50 Ships For The Qatari Emiri Navy"