Turkish Navy Ada-class corvette TCG Kınalıada (F-514) called in Toulon, France earlier this week. This marked the first time a MILGEM corvette visited France.
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.
On November 15, 2023, Turkiye’s Anadolu Shipyard (ADIK) laid the keel of the second I-class frigate, the future TCG Izmir (F-516), with a ceremony held in Istanbul.
MBDA has signed a contract in Sweden to deliver Common Anti-air Modular Missiles (CAMMs) for the Swedish Navy Visby-class corvettes.
French shipbuilder PIRIOU delivered the second unit of the OPV 58 S class vessel program for the Senegalese Navy.
MHI launched Yubetsu, the 8th Mogami-class vessel. Also known as FFM, it is a new generation frigate for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
The critical design review (CDR) for the Maritime Electronic Warfare System Integrated Capability (MEWSIC) has been approved.
Amid a flurry of multilateral exercises, South China Sea tensions, and the start of Manila’s last phase of military modernization, Naval News caught up with the skipper of BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151).
Hyundai Heavy Industries delivered ROKS Chuncheon, the eighth and final Daegu-class frigate, to the ROK Navy on Oct. 24, 2023.
On October 20, 2023, the Indian Navy announced the delivery of the third Project 15B (Visakhapatnam-class) destroyer built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL).
