The Malaysian government will be nationalizing the shipbuilder of its Littoral Combat Ship program, following the signing of a new supplementary contract to restart work on the program. The supplementary… Continue reading "LIMA 2023: Malaysia To Nationalize Littoral Combat Ship Shipbuilder"
The head of Malaysia’s Anti-Corruption Commission has stated that the agency will be calling in more individuals to testify as part of its ongoing investigation into the Royal Malaysian Navy’s… Continue reading "Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Seeks More Witnesses In Littoral Combat Ship Investigation"
Malaysia’s anti-corruption watchdog has detained two chief executive officers and a broker after finding new leads in an investigation of the Royal Malaysian Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship program for corruption.… Continue reading "Two CEOs, Broker Detained In Malaysian Littoral Combat Ship Program Corruption Investigation"
Two Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), USS Jackson and USS Charleston, visited Philippine ports on 20 and 24 January respectively. These visits follow the various exercises, notably the 27th annual Cooperation… Continue reading "Littoral Combat Ships Visit Manila & Subic Bay"
On 28 May, the long awaited Fiscal Year 2022 Budget request was submitted to Congress. While the overall requests across the board were not special, the Navy has outlined the… Continue reading "US Navy Outlines Plan to Cut 4 Littoral Combat Ships"
The United States Navy commissioned USS St. Louis (LCS 19) of the Freedom-class on the 8th August at Mayport Naval Station, without holding a public ceremony. The navy opted for a… Continue reading "U.S. Navy’s 10th Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship Enters Service"
Naval Group presented its SISTELA naval combat management system at the 2023 Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition. According to a Naval Group representative, SISTELA is a development of the… Continue reading "LIMA 2023: Naval Group Presents SISTELA Naval Combat Management System"
The United States Navy will be commissioning a vessel, the USS Canberra, in an allied country for the first time in history. The ship is an Independence-variant littoral combat ship,… Continue reading "U.S. Navy Ship ‘USS Canberra’ To Be Commissioned For First Time In Allied Foreign Country"
On Sunday during Fleet Week in Maryland, the Danish training ship “Danmark” collided with the US Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Minneapolis Saint Paul while the Danmark was being tugged… Continue reading "Danish Tall Ship Collides With USS Minneapolis Saint Paul"
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"