On December 22, 2022, the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri delivered the third Al Zubarah-class corvette, the Al Khor, to the Qatar Ministry of Defence at La Spezia.
Today, the Greek Government decided to postpone the decision on the new corvette program for early 2023. A competition between Fincantieri and Naval Group.
The Taiwan Navy (ROC Navy) has allocated a budget of 43.1 billion New Taiwan dollars (1.37 billion USD) to upgrade its 6 Kang Ding-class (La Fayette) frigates starting in 2022.
The Royal Netherlands Navy (Koninklijke Marine) has selected Kongsberg’s Naval Strike Missile (NSM) as the replacement for its ageing Harpoon anti-ship missiles.
The Turkish Defense Agency (SSB) released a video showing the new capabilities and payloads of the ULAQ unmanned surface vessel developed by Ares Shipyard and Meteksan.
The U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted Vice Admiral Karl Thomas, U.S. Navy, Commander of Seventh Fleet.
The French team has submitted on December 1st, 2022 a very attractive offer for the corvettes program of the Hellenic Navy. Based on the sea-proven Gowind corvette and an optimised delivery schedule, it includes a Hellenic Industry Participation plan with 30% of the program value in Greece and hundreds of jobs in Greece over the next 40 years.
LIG Nex1 has won a contract to provide “ultra-thin” linear sensors to the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy.
Interview with Naval Group on their proposal for the Walrus-class submarine replacement program.
French Navy (Marine Nationale) frigate “La Fayette” is back in the fleet and ready for duty. It is the second La Fayette-class frigate to benefit from a comprehensive upgrade program.
