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"
A delegation led by Turkish Naval Forces Commander Admiral Ercüment Tatlıoğlu recently visited the Istanbul Shipyard Command and Naval Forces Design Project Office (DPO). The purpose of the visit was… Continue reading "Turkey Is Making Changes To The Design of The Planned TF-2000 Air Defense Destroyer"
The Italian Navy continues to support NATO’s Eastern Flank with a third Italian ship recently arriving at the port of Gdynia on Poland’s Baltic coast, marking more than half of… Continue reading "Italian Navy Continues Support Operations In The Baltic Sea"
On February 19, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) commissioned two new Shadid Soleimani-class catamaran corvettes. The capital of the Hormozgan province, Bandar Abbas, hosted the official handover ceremony… Continue reading "Iranian Navy Commissions Two New Shadid Soleimani-Class Catamaran Corvettes"
According to an announcement made by Australian Minister for Defence Richard Marles on Tuesday, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) will double the size of its surface fleet by the 2040s.… Continue reading "Australia Will Double the Size of its Surface Fleet"
On 13 February, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy claimed to have launched a medium-range ballistic missile from the deck of the Shahid Mahdavi warship (formerly a container ship),… Continue reading "IRGC Navy Launches a Ballistic Missile From The Deck of The Shahid Mahdavi"