Austal and Birdon will partner to build the Australian Army’s next-generation landing craft. Austal will also build more evolved Cape class ships.
On Wednesday 22nd, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries held a Keel Laying Ceremony for the lead ship of 3,200 ton Philippine Navy Corvette at its Ulsan Shipyard, with public officials and defense industry personnel from both the Philippines and South Korea in attendance.
South Korea’s LIG Nex1 has completed the technical task as the “Conformal Array Sonar Technology Development Program for Submarines”.
Singapore orders four Offshore Patrol Vessels from German shipbuilder Fassmer. They will begin deliveries in 2028.
New naval and joint procurement programmes together with additional funding for on-going activities are included in the recently published Italian MoD’s Multi-Year Defence Planning Document…
RAND Corporation’s Dr. Bradley Martin, a retired U.S. Navy captain, and Director, Institute for Supply Chain Security, returns to answer a Naval News question, “What does the U.S. Navy really need in the future?”
France successfully test-fired a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), the M51.3, on 18 November 2023, from a land-based facility.
The Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy is set to upgrade its in-service Sejong the Great-class AEGIS destroyers (also known as KDX-III Batch-I) with new missiles, combat management system and datalink.
RAND Corporation’s Senior Engineer, Dr. Scott Savitz, returns to answer a Naval News question, “What does the U.S. Navy really need in the future?”
Germany is buying three more Poseidon aircraft for its MPA fleet. Increased fleet will likely impact pledge to pursue capability with France.
