with the overall goal of having 15 “first-class” frigates, combining various types of units with specific and multipurpose roles. Currently, the French Navy’s fleet consists of eight FREMM frigates ...

The board of directors of Fincantieri has approved the draft financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2024, along ...

The ship is designed for offshore patrol and carries out various combat tasks (multipurpose combat ship), including ... Ships with hull numbers starting with 3 are typically comprised of frigates or ...

The last of the four follow-on Krivak-class stealth frigates contracted from Russia and the second one under construction at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) with technology transfer, Tavasya ...

The European Union will implement the ReArm Europe Plan and boost its defense spending by €800 billion. Fortune compiled some of the European defense contractors that might pick up European ...

The Navy began procuring Constellation (FFG-62) class frigates (FFGs) in FY2020, and a total of six have been procured through FY2024. Current Navy plans call for procuring a total of at least 20 ...

The JMSDF's second Mogami-class frigate, JS Kumano, seen here while it was at Changi Naval Base for IMDEX 2023. (Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat) In a bid to improve the Mogami class's anti-submarine warfare ...

The PLAN's first Type 054B frigate, Luohe , was commissioned on 22 January. (VCG via Getty Images) The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned the first of its next-generation Type 054B ...

The type 054B frigate, called the Luohe, is an evolution of the People's Liberation Army Navy's type 054A (Jiangkai II) class frigate, first launched in 2020. The new warship is not only the ...

Elon Musk is visiting the Pentagon today after he reportedly requested a private briefing on the U.S. military’s war plans with China, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington ...

U.S. Capitol on Dec. 29, 2022. USNI News Photo A stop-gap spending bill that would fund the government for the rest of Fiscal Year 2025 cuts money for frigates and aircraft carrier programs while ...

Japan has stepped up its sales pitch for Australia’s $10bn general purpose frigates program, sending one of its Mogami-class stealth frigates to HMAS Stirling naval base. The JS Noshiro is at ...