The U.S. Navy christened its first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer on March 26, the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) was pier side in Pascagoula, Mississippi where… Continue reading "U.S. Navy Christens Its Most Advanced Arleigh Burke Variant"
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia Shipyard announced on March 31 that the Al-Jubail corvette, the first of five corvettes built by the company in the Bay of Cádiz for the Royal Saudi… Continue reading "The First Avante 2200 Class ‘Al-Jubail’ Corvette Enters Into Service With The Royal Saudi Navy"
“Sumaysimah”, the fourth and last of the Al Zubarah class corvettes ordered by the Qatari Ministry of Defense from Fincantieri, based in Italy, as part of the national naval procurement… Continue reading "Qatar’s Fourth and Final Al Zubarah Class Corvette Is Launched"
The Indian Navy (IN) has stated in a submission to the Standing Committee on Defence of the Parliament that it is building up capacity to ensure it will match the… Continue reading "Indian Navy: Using Geography Advantage To Match China; Lists Planned Acquisitions"
The Indian Navy hosted the MILAN 2022 exercise from 25 February to 4 March, 2022. MILAN 2022 consisted of a harbour and a sea phase. Both phases were held in… Continue reading "Indian Navy Hosts Multilateral Exercise MILAN, Over 40 Nations Participate"
The Turkish Presidency of Defense Industries announced on 3 March that the Anadolu Multi-Purpose Amphibious Assault Ship, whose construction has been completed, is prepared to embark on its first voyage.… Continue reading "Turkey’s Multi-Purpose Amphibious Assault Ship TCG Anadolu Begins Sea Tests"
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February the fate of the Hetman Sahaidachny (F130) has remained unclear. Open source intelligence and satellite image analysis appears to confirm… Continue reading "The Fate of Ukraine’s Flagship Frigate"
While world attention has turned to Ukraine, Taiwan effectively remains under siege with Chinese aircraft continuing their regular incursions into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). According to Taiwan’s Ministry… Continue reading "Taiwan Under Pressure as Eyes Turn to Ukraine"
The “Dynamic Manta 2022 (DYMA 22)” anti-submarine warfare exercise, which is held every year by the NATO Allied Maritime Command in the Central Mediterranean, began on February 21 off the… Continue reading "NATO’s “Dynamic Manta 2022 (DYMA 22)” Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise Has Begun"
On February 21, the Israeli Ministry of Defense reported that it had successfully tested the C-Dome system, the naval version of the Iron Dome air defense missile system, against multiple… Continue reading "Israeli Navy Tests C-Dome – the Naval Version of the Iron Dome Air Defense System"