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"
The US has published a request for information (RFI) for a new multi-mode AESA (active electronically scanned array radar) to equip its rotary-wing fleet. This radar is intended to perform… Continue reading "US Army Begins Looking for New Multi-mode AESA with EWAR Abilities for Rotorcraft"
The fourth and final of the Ada-class anti-submarine corvette ships was delivered to the Turkish Navy on the 29th of September, a major milestone for Turkey’s 15-year-old shipbuilding project –… Continue reading "Final Ada-class Corvette Enters Service with Turkish Navy"
The French Navy has, for the first time, proven that it can conduct cooperative missile engagements. In a recent test, the guided missile destroyer Forbin engaged a target drone using… Continue reading "French Navy Proves Cooperative Engagement Capability in Live Test"
The builder of the Type 31 guided missile frigate, set to become the backbone of the the Royal Navy in coming years, has been announced by the UK’s Ministry of… Continue reading "UK MoD Picks Babcock to Build Type 31 Frigates"