Europe
BAE Systems Rolls Out Bow Of Type 26 Frigate
The bow of HMS Glasgow – the first City Class Type 26 frigate being built for the Royal Navy – has been rolled out of the build hall at BAE Systems shipyard on the River Clyde. In […]
Frigate
Naval Platforms
Pakistan Navy’s New Type 054 AP Frigate Started Sea Trials In China
The first Type 054 A/P frigate for the Pakistan Navy started sea trials in late May. Local ship spotters images show the frigate leaving the Hudong Zhonghua shipyard (near Shanghai) under her own power. Pakistan […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Japan’s Ultra-modern Mogami-Class Frigates Are Headaches For PLA Navy’s Submarine
Amidst a flurry of colorful balloons, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launched the Mogami from its shipyard in Nagasaki—the lead ship of a new class of versatile 30FFM-type multi-role frigates. Due to delays caused by a construction accident, the […]
Middle East
Egyptian Navy takes delivery of Aster-30 Missiles and Vulcano Munitions for FREMM frigates
The Egyptian Navy has reportedly taken delivery of ASTER-30 vertically launched surface-to-air missiles and Vulcano precision-guided, gun-launched munitions to equip them on the service’s FREMM Bergamini-class frigates. Cairo bought two frigates built by Italian company […]
Europe
Spanish F-110 Frigate Program Passes Critical Design Phase
Spain’s F-110 frigate program has successfully passed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) carried out by local shipbuilder Navantia, the Spanish Ministry of Defense and the Spanish Navy. The PDR was completed this week at Navantia’s […]
Americas
US Navy’s Constellation Class Frigates
The first hull in a new Navy ship class in more than a decade is set to start construction later this year, the service’s program manager said this week. Fincantieri Marinette Marine plans to start […]
Americas
Rolls-Royce to manufacture propellers for U.S. Navy’s Constellation (FFG-62) frigates
Rolls-Royce has reached agreement with Fincantieri Marinette Marine to design and manufacture up to 40 fixed-pitch propellers for the U.S. Navy’s Constellation-class (FFG-62) guided missile frigate program. Fincantieri was awarded the shipbuilding contract from the […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Indonesia Shortlisted Four Designs For Its Frigate Requirement
The Arrowhead 140 concept, one of four designs that have been shortlisted in a programme to procure follow-on frigates to the Martadinata class. Defence planners at Indonesia’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) have shortlisted four design […]
Europe
Spanish Navantia Proposes F110-Class Frigates For Hellenic Navy
According to information published by Info Defensa on April 28, 2021, the Spain proposal for the Greek procurement of four new frigates with an interim solution is four F-110 class frigates and two Alfa 3000 […]
Middle East
Egyptian Navy Christens ENS Bernees (FFG 1003) Into Service
Egyptian Navy’s second “FREMM Bergamini” frigate, Bernees 1003, constructed by Italian company Fincantieri arrived at the Alexandria Naval Base on Wednesday (April 14) to join the Egyptian Navy’s fleet. The two FREMM frigates being transferred […]