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"
United States Central Command said Wednesday that a Houthi ballistic missile attack on a merchant bulk carrier in the Gulf of Aden killed three of its crew members, the first… Continue reading "U.S. Central Command: Houthi Ballistic Missile Attack On Bulk Carrier Kills Three"
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"
The German frigate Hessen shot down two drones belonging to Yemen’s Houthis in the Red Sea on February 27, after it nearly shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper in the… Continue reading "German Frigate Hessen Shoots Down Two Houthi Drones In Red Sea After Friendly Fire Near Miss"
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"
The Turkish Defense Industry Agency (SSB) signed a contract with the STM-ASELSAN-ASFAT-HAVELSAN business partnership for the Half-Life Modernization of Gür Class Submarines (Type-209/1400) in the Turkish Navy’s inventory. The agreement… Continue reading "Turkey To Modernize Its Gür Class Type-209/1400 Submarines"
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 February 14, the Pakistan Navy held the keel laying ceremony for the second Hangor Class diesel-electric attack submarine, which was built with the cooperation of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation… Continue reading "Pakistan’s Navy Lays The Keel of The Second Hangor Class Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine"
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"
The United States will begin providing the Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF) with training on the Tomahawk Cruise Missile system starting in late March. Training is expected to be conducted… Continue reading "Japan to Begin Training on Tomahawk Cruise Missile System Next Month"