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In less than a few years, the Type 26 frigate has vaulted from a small, also-ran program to the leading contender in the international surface combatant market. With the signed …
Type 26 Frigate Makes a Show of Force in Market as Possibly Most Successful British Surface Combatant in Decades Read More
The Netherlands’ defense minister, Henk Kamp, has informed the Dutch Parliament that a major defense project to replace the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) fleet of Walrus class submarines will miss …
Timeline for the Netherlands’ Walrus-Class Submarine Replacement Program Pushed Out Read More
The U.S. State Department has cleared a potential $800 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 12 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk multimission helicopters intended for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy. The …
State Department Clears South Korean FMS Request for 12 MH-60R Helicopters Read More The Irish Navy took delivery of its fourth and final offshore patrol vessel (OPV) of the Samuel Beckett class during a naming and commissioning ceremony held in Waterford, Ireland, on …
Irish Navy Receives Fourth Offshore Patrol Vessel in Ship Replacement Program Read More South Korea’s Defense Project Promotion Committee gave the go-ahead on April 30 for two major naval projects involving production of next-generation destroyers and submarines for the Republic of Korea Navy …
South Korea Green-Lights Key Naval Projects Read More
Spain’s Ministry of Defense signed a contract with local shipbuilder Navantia on April 23 covering construction for a new class of five F-110 multimission frigates. The EUR4.317 billion ($4.83 billion) …
Spanish Ministry of Defense Inks F-110 Frigate Contract with Navantia Read More The Indian government has inked another order with Russia for two Admiral Grigorovich class (Project 11356 design) frigates fitted with the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system. The latest $500 million …
India Inks Deal with Russia for Additional Admiral Grigorovich Class Missile Frigates Read More Mexico’s secretary of the Navy has announced the electronics suite and surface to air missile system for the Long Range Oceanic Patrol (POLA in Spanish) vessel. According to the announcement, …
Mexico Announces POLA Electronic Sensor Suite and Missile System Read Moreby Stuart Slade, Senior Naval & Marine Power Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The last decade has seen the promise of a new generation of naval weapons and sensors. The development …
Power to Our (Naval) Elbow? Read More British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson announced a £1.5 billion ($2 billion) contract with BAE Systems on May 14 for the delivery of the seventh and final Astute nuclear-powered attack submarine …
U.K. Royal Navy Gets the Go-Ahead for 7th Astute Submarine Read More