On January 31, the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) formally commissioned its last three Independence-class Littoral Mission Vessels (LMVs), RSS Fortitude, RSS Dauntless and RSS Fearless at Tuas Naval Base.… Continue reading "Singapore’s Littoral Mission Vessel Fleet Now Fully Operational"
The Royal Malaysian Navy commissioned KD Keris, the lead ship for the Keris class of Littoral Mission Vessels, on 6 January. The commissioning ceremony took place at the Wuchuan Shipbuilding… Continue reading "Malaysia Commissions the First Littoral Mission Vessel"
At 0945 local time on November 23, the future HMCS Harry DeWolf departed Halifax Shipyard for the Bedford Basin on its initial set of builder’s sea trials. Systems tested during… Continue reading "Future HMCS Harry DeWolf Begins Builder’s Sea Trials"
On November 10, the Royal Canadian Navy’s second Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel, the future HMCS Margaret Brooke, was launched at Irving Shipbuilding’s Halifax Shipyard. She had been transitioned onto… Continue reading "Future HMCS Margaret Brooke Launched"
The Accident Investigation Board Norway released the first half of the final report on the collision of Royal Norwegian Navy frigate HNoMS Helge Ingstad and commercial oil tanker Sola TS… Continue reading "Investigators Blame Norwegian Navy Oversight for 2018 Helge Ingstad Collision Incident"
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) held a launching ceremony for BRP Antonio Luna, the second of two José Rizal-class frigates ordered by the Philippine Navy. The event took place on the… Continue reading "Second José Rizal-class Frigate Launched For Philippine Navy"
South Korean Ministry of National Defense has ordered four more Patrol Killer Experimental-B (PKX-B) fast attack crafts, alternatively known as the Chamsuri 211-class. The Ministry’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA)… Continue reading "ROK Navy Orders Four Additional PKX-B Patrol Vessels"
In a new development in the race for the Arctic Ocean’s natural resources, the Russian Navy launched what it dubbed a “Combat Icebreaker” at the Admiralty Shipyard in St Petersburg,… Continue reading "Russian Navy Launches World’s First Missile-Armed Icebreaker"
On October 24th, Naval Group commenced construction of the Amiral Ronarc’h defense and intervention frigate (Fregate de defense et d’intervention, or FDI) with a steel cutting ceremony held at its… Continue reading "Naval Group Commences Construction of Amiral Ronarc’h"
A joint venture between Saab and Boeing has this week succeeded in deploying the ground launched small diameter bomb (GLSDB) from a ground based launcher. Previously small diameter bombs (SDBs)… Continue reading "Test Fire of Ground Launched Small Diameter Bombs"