
Taiwan Starts Construction on Improved Catamaran Corvette & Minelayers
Taiwan started construction on three new catamaran corvettes and four mine layers in an effort to boost its naval forces.

Taiwan started construction on three new catamaran corvettes and four mine layers in an effort to boost its naval forces.

On May 23, 2019, the first SA’AR-6 class corvette was named INS Magen at a ceremony in Kiel. This marks another important milestone in the ongoing program of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) as General Contractor to build four next-generation missile corvettes for the Israeli Navy.

The French Navy (Marine Nationale) Aquitaine-class FREMM Frigate “Bretagne” intercepted a supersonic target on May 12, during exercise Formidable Shield.

At this year’s IMDEX Asia, Dutch shipbuilder DAMEN unveiled a new variant of its CROSSOVER design specifically configured to answer the future MRCV requirement of the Republic of Singapore Navy.

The successful LRASM sensor program demonstrates BAE Systems’ ability to quickly deliver advanced EW technology to warfighters.

At the Sea Air Space 2019 exposition currently held near Washington DC, Fincantieri Marinette Marine unveiled the design of its FREMM in U.S. Navy configuration for the FFG(X) Guided Missile Frigate program.

Raytheon Company successfully tested a hot fire rocket motor for DARPA’s Multi-Azimuth Defense Fast Intercept Round Engagement System, or MAD-FIRES, the US defense giant stated at Sea Air Space 2019, held in Washington.

Turkish company ASELSAN has launched its new Close In Weapon System (CIWS) GOKDENIZ at IDEF 2019 in Istanbul today.

A recent video report by CCTV sheds some new light on the KQ-200 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy).

A keel laying ceremony took place today at the Peene shipyard in Wolgast for the first of five K130 Batch II Corvettes for the German Navy (Deutsche Marine). The Corvette is named “Köln”.