Defence Commission report calls for bigger UK navy
The UK Royal Navy (RN) needs more platforms to allow it to meet a growing list of commitments, a report by the influential, cross-party...
FDI Keel Laying
On 16 December, Naval Group laid the keel of the first defence and intervention frigate (Frégates de Défense et d’Intervention - FDI) ordered by...
Thank you for the MEWSIC!
An important step forward in the modernisation of the Royal Navy’s electronic warfare capabilities.
The Royal Navy’s surface electronic warfare posture is being overhauled via...
STM Presents Naval Projects and Tactical Mini UAV Systems at Expodefensa
STM supplies NATO's second largest army, the Turkish Armed Forces, as well as the navies of friendly and allied nations with state-of-the-art warships. Its...
Babcock cuts steel for Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigate HMS VENTURER at Rosyth
Babcock, the aerospace, defence and security company, was joined by UK Secretary of State for Defence and Shipbuilding Tsar, Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP...
New Radars for German Navy Frigates
The German Navy’s F124 air defence frigates are to receive new radars from Hensoldt, working with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
The Federal Office of Bundeswehr...
US Navy Arleigh Burke Missile Destroyer Transits the Taiwan Strait
The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) transited through the Taiwan Strait on 22 June (local time).
The transition is...
Royal Navy Frigate Receives First Double Generator Change by Duqm Omani Dockyard
The first double engine replacement on a Royal Navy ship to be carried out in the Middle East was successfully completed by Duqm Naval...
US Navy’s frigate construction programme picks up pace
Work on the US Navy’s (USN’s) Constellation-class guided missile frigate programme has reached another milestone with a 20 May contract modification to shipbuilder Fincantieri...
Aircraft Carriers and Frigates Fuel Naval Growth Over Next Decade, Says Report
The global naval vessel and surface combatant market is predicted to be worth over $48 billion by 2031, around 48 percent higher than at...
