In late May the ITS Caio Duilio entered Poland’s northern port city of Gdynia. This marks the second visit of the Italian vessel to Poland and sees the vessel bolster… Continue reading "Italy’s ITS Caio Duilio to Bolster Polish Air Defense"
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"
“Sumaysimah,”or “Semaisma,” the fourth and last of the Al Zubarah class corvettes ordered by the Qatar Ministry of Defense from Italy-based Fincantieri within the scope of the national naval procurement… Continue reading "Qatar Emiri Navy Receives Its Fourth And Last Al Zubarah-Class Air Defense Corvette"
On Thursday, 6 April, a contract was signed for the construction of three new MİLGEM İstif (İ) Class Frigates within the scope of the MİLGEM İstif (İ) Class Frigate Project,… Continue reading "Turkey Begins Work On Construction of 3 New İstif (İ) Class Frigates"
The Marlin USV, Turkey’s most advanced unmanned naval platform, has recently added a new capability to its arsenal by firing the Kuzgun-KY (Raven-Solid Propellant) missile developed by TÜBİTAK-SAGE. Turkish Defense… Continue reading "Marlin, Turkey’s Most Advanced Unmanned Surface Vehicle, Fires Kuzgun-KY Missile For the First Time"
The Turkish Naval Forces Command recently published a document summarizing significant milestones in the Turkish Navy’s history. The document highlighted some interesting recent achievements. According to the document, the Laser… Continue reading "Meteksan’s NAZAR Laser Electronic Attack System Enters Service With The Turkish Naval Forces"
On 9 March, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy commissioned the Shahid Mahdavi offshore warship, which Iran Shipbuilding & Offshore Industries Complex converted from an old container ship for… Continue reading "The IRGC Navy Adds 95 Speedboats and the Shahid Mahdavi Warship To Its Fleet"
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), a subsidiary of the UAE defense company EDGE Group, announced a €1 billion contract to supply the Angolan Navy with a fleet of BR71 Mk… Continue reading "The Angolan Navy Orders Three BR71 MKII Corvettes From EDGE Group"
On 15 February, the U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a modification contract for integrating the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic weapon system on the Zumwalt class. According to the press… Continue reading "Zumwalt-class Destroyers Move One Step Closer to Fielding Hypersonic Weapon Systems"
Concerns had been raised around whether the UK’s planned Type 32 class frigates would be developed after a report from the National Audit Office noted that the Royal Navy withdrew… Continue reading "Britain’s Type 32 Frigate Not Canceled"