Europe
Turkiye Offers LHD-230 Drone Carrier for Export with Amphibious Assault and UAV Operations.
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Europe
Fincantieri awarded contract to upgrade the Italian Navy’s patrol frigate into a combat-capable frigate.
Fincantieri has signed an agreement to upgrade the Italian Navy’s Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura (PPA) multipurpose offshore patrol frigates into “full combat” systems. The effort, managed by European procurement agency OCCAR, will convert vessels in the […]
Europe
Israeli Aerospace Industries Delivered Autonomous Submarine to German Navy.
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has delivered a “BlueWhale” autonomous submarine to the German Navy, the company announced. The vessel is the first unmanned submarine developed by an Israeli defense company. It is the product of […]
Europe
Britain Needs Cheap, Quickly Delivered Type 31 Frigates to Rebuild Its Navy.
In the 150m-long Venturer build hall at Rosyth Dockyard on the River Forth near Edinburgh, a Royal Navy ship is taking shape. This is HMS Formidable, a frigate intended for general missions such as escorting merchant […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Taiwanese Navy is considering Japan’s upgraded Mogami-class frigate for the next-gen frigate requirement.
According to media reports in Taiwan, the Republic of China (ROC) Navy is reportedly considering Japan’s New FFM (also known as Upgraded Mogami-class or 06FFM) design as a possible frigate candidate. On April 15, 2026, […]
Middle East
Israeli Defense Forces Confirmed That It had Destroyed Iran’s Caspian Sea Naval Base and 5 Frigates Before Ceasefire.
Israel strikes Iranian Navy sites in Caspian Sea for first time since start of warAmong the sites targeted during the strikes was a major Iranian Navy port, at which five missile ships equipped with air […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Australia purchases three Mogami-class frigates worth $10 billion.
Australia is set to sign a $10 billion contract for three Japanese-built frigates, a landmark in Australia-Japan defence ties as both nations deepen military co-operation in response to China’s rise. Defence Minister Richard Marles and […]
Europe
Indra awarded contract to produce EW and radar systems for Type 212CD submarines.
Indra has signed a new contract with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) to supply electronic warfare and radar systems for the six additional submarines of the Type 212CD programme, to be incorporated into the fleets […]
Europe
French Navy will upgrade FDI frigate with 32 vertical launch system.
The French Navy has confirmed a major upgrade to its FDI frigates, doubling their missile firepower by increasing vertical launch system capacity from 16 to 32 cells. Announced by Nicolas Vaujour on April 9, 2026, […]
Middle East
The U.S. has destroyed Iran’s submarine fleet, 16 classes of warships totalling 150 ships destroyed.
The White House has said that US military operations have effectively neutralized Iran’s submarine force and destroyed scores of Iranian naval vessels, including 16 warship classes, as part of a broader military campaign, Operation Epic […]