A mid-sized Korean shipbuilder called Samkang M&T announced on January 4th that it won a contract for the construction of a 3,500 tons FFX Batch III frigate.
2021 has been a fruitful year for the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy). At least eight Guided Missile Destroyers (DDG), two amphibious assault ships (LHD) and one nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) joined the PLAN fleet,
The Royal Navy’s crucial support arm is looking at using drones to deliver mail drops and other supplies to ships in the middle of the ocean. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) – whose ships and sailors have supported Royal Navy operations since 1905 with fuel, food, spare parts, ammunition and other supplies – is looking into the possibility of crewless aircraft performing some of the more routine, lighter duties.
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) FREMM Frigates FS Provence and FS Languedoc won the U.S. Navy’s “Hook’em” award. This is the third time (and the second year in a row) that the U.S. 6th Fleet awards the price to French units for their ability to find and track submarines.
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) multi-mission frigate (FREMM) “Alsace” entered “active duty” (admission au service actif in French) on 22 November 2021. It is the seventh Aquitaine-class FREMM overall but the first of two air-defense frigate in the FREMM DA (Frégate Européenne Multimissions de Défense Aérienne) variant.
One of Britain’s biggest warships was towed through the Channel to help the French test the power of a new specialist ship.
According to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), LIG Nex1 has won the tender for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy CIWS-II program. The new close-in weapon system (CIWS) program will begin this month.
The U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) released the first image of what the future F/A-XX carrier-based fighter aircraft could look like.
The 5th edition of the bilateral maritime exercise JIMEX, between Japan and India, was conducted in the Arabian Sea from 06 – 08 October 2021.
The U.S. Navy and Boeing have used the MQ-25TMÂ T1 test asset to refuel a U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II fighter jet for the first time, once again demonstrating the aircraft’s ability to achieve its primary aerial refueling mission.
