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Type 054A Multi-mission Frigate
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East Asia and Pacific Region
The JMSDF Has Commissioned First Maya-class Destroyer
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned the first of two Maya (Improved Atago)-class, Aegis-equipped destroyers in a ceremony held on 19 March in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture learned GDC quoting Kosuke Takahashi. Named JS Maya (pennant […]
Naval Platforms
Indonesian Navy’s KRI Gusti Ngurah Rai (332) Has Completed Sea Trial
The KRI Gusti Ngurah Rai (332) has completed its final phase of testing for the combat systems upgrade ahead of redelivery to the Indonesian Navy. Source: DSNS. Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) and its Indonesian […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
The PLAN Declares Type 052D Destroyer and Type 054A Frigate Operational
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has declared that the Type 052D Luyang III-class destroyer Guiyang (pennant number 119) and the Type 054A Jiangkai II-class frigate Zaozhuang (pennant number 542) were officially declared ready for combat earlier this year by […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Hyundai Heavy Industries Received $325 Million Contract to Build Ulsan-class Batch III Frigate
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) succeeded in winning an order for the latest frigate of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROK Navy). HHI announced today that it signed a contract for detailed design and construction of […]
Naval Platforms
The Italian Navy’s Submarine Warfare Capability
The Italian Navy currently operates a submarine flotilla comprised of four improved Sauro-class vessels and four modern Type 212A Todaro-class units. The Italian Peninsula hosts several naval bases for the Italian Navy, such as La […]
Industry
Naval Group awarded sub-contracts to local suppliers for Australian submarine
The Berendsen Fluid Power and H&H Machine Tools have been selected as the first Australian partners for major equipment design contracts that will support the build of the Australian future submarine. The two companies will […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
China Abandoned Plans to Build Fifth and Sixth Aircraft Carrier
China is a great power with a vast economy. A recent Australian government report estimates that by 2030, the Chinese economy will be worth $42 trillion versus $24 trillion for the United States — in […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Australia to Fund $600 Million for Philippines Navy’s OPV
MANILA — Australian shipbuilder Austal’s proposed $600 million sale of patrol vessels to the Philippine Navy has cleared a major hurdle after Manila agreed to resume loan negotiations with countries that backed a United Nations […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Japan commissioned first Soryu-class Submarine equipped with lithium-ion batteries
The Japanese Maritime Self-defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned diesel-electric attack submarine JS Oryu, its first submarine equipped with lithium-ion batteries, in a ceremony held on 5 March in Hyogo Prefecture in west-central Japan. Learned GDC quoting […]