A new White House Presidential Memorandum invites international shipbuilders to compete for a U.S. Navy convoy escort under the “Finland Model.” In a dramatic policy
On 10 August 2026, Vietnam held a ceremony to initiate construction of a brand new type of indigenously designed, multipurpose frigate for the Vietnam People’s
Rheinmetall unveils the GMF140, a next-gen 6,000-tonne frigate featuring AEGIS, 64 VLS cells, and advanced ASW, targeting North American naval projects. Rheinmetall press release Rheinmetall
Belgium’s long-running plan to replace its ageing M-class frigates has entered a new and potentially consequential phase. Defence Minister Theo Francken has publicly stated that
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) is maximising frigate availability through developing its approach to maintenance and operations, the service has told Naval News. The details
Under the U.S. Navy’s released shipbuilding plan as apart of the Future Year Defense Program (FYDP), the U.S. Navy’s surface force will receive a major
Contained within the Fiscal Year 2027 budget documentation, the U.S. Navy has laid out it’s plans for the new FF(X) program, seeking to rapidly field
A tender for a solitary frigate for the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) closed on 21 April, with the possibility of winning a deal proving a
Turkish naval design firm Kuasar Marin has revealed details of its KM-F148 air defense frigate, a 148-meter warship concept aimed at area air defense missions.
The acquisition of air defence frigates will revive a measure of blue water capability for the Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN) and allow it to better
