Video: Day 4 At DSEI 2021
Final day at DSEI 2021 in London, UK. Naval News’ Editor-in-Chief, Xavier Vavasseur, takes you around the show floor and comments some of the new systems on display.
Final day at DSEI 2021 in London, UK. Naval News’ Editor-in-Chief, Xavier Vavasseur, takes you around the show floor and comments some of the new systems on display.
Royal Navy Type 45 air defence destroyers are to be equipped with the MBDA Common Anti-air Missile (CAMM) as part of an evolution of the ships’ Sea Viper anti-air guided weapon system.
The Royal Malaysian Navy (Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia; TLDM or RMN) recently conducted a complex live firing exercise. It consisted in the coordinated launch of surface-launched Exocet MM40 and sub-surface Exocet SM39 missiles.
Turkey launched the first Babur-class MILGEM corvette for Pakistan on August 15. at Istanbul Shipyard in the presence of Pakistani President Alvi and Turkish President Erdogan.
On August 11, the Turkmen Armed Forces commissioned its first Turkmen-class corvette, the “Deniz Han” (pennant number:01), at Turkmenbashi Naval Base. Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov attended the ceremony.
FS Courbet is the first of three French Navy La Fayette-class frigates (known as FLF for Frégate Légère Furtive – Light Stealth Frigate) to receive a mid-life update. The Commanding Officer of the ship and the program director at Naval Group gave Naval News a tour of the ship, focusing on the new upgrades.

In a written parliamentary question, Jerermy Quin, Minister of State for the UK Ministry of Defence unveils further details about the schedule of the Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW).
At DEFEA 2021, the International Defense Exhibition which opened its doors today in Athens, Greece, Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri confirmed that it is proposing the Italian FREMM frigate design to the Hellenic Navy.
Babcock, the aerospace, defence and security company, is gearing up to showcase its comprehensive frigate design, build and support credentials during Defence Exhibition Athens (DEFEA 2021)…
A shortlist was recently leaked for the future frigate of the Hellenic Navy. Naval News reviews in detail the three frigates at the top of this list.