Naval Ships (Naval, Security)

People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ships led by the aircraft carrier Liaoning underway during the celebration of the PLAN's 75th founding anniversary, April 23, 2024
Naval Ships

Taiwan spots over 50 Chinese warships and vessels off regional waters, warns of "obvious" threat

Reuters
Spanish warship Roger de Lauria (F112)
Naval Ships

Spanish Navy's second F110 frigate launched four months early

Alan Bosworth
Hengli Heavy Industry's shipyard in Dalian, China
Shipbuilding

COLUMN | Bringing shipbuilding back from the dead [Grey Power]

Michael Grey
The French Navy guided-missile frigate Languedoc (representative photo only)
Naval Ships

French Navy frigate intercepts ballistic missile near Belgian ship in Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Will Xavier
An Indian Navy Kalvari-class submarine sails alongside the French Navy aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle during Varuna 2021, a series of bilateral exercises in the Indian Ocean held from April 25 to 27, 2021.
Weaponry

French Navy trials counter-drone laser aboard aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle

Will Xavier
Security Vessel News Roundup | October 27 – UK warship proposal for US Navy, Israel-Cyprus OPV agreement and more
Security

Security Vessel News Roundup | October 27 – UK warship proposal for US Navy, Israel-Cyprus OPV agreement and more

Baird Maritime
Hanwha Philly Shipyard
Naval Ships

Hanwha spends $350m upgrading Philly Shipyard to prepare for production of combat vessels

Will Xavier
Artist's impression of a Type 31 frigate
Naval Ships

UK firm prepares warship offer for US Navy frigate requirement

Will Xavier
Commodore Andreas Ioannides of the Cyprus Naval Command
Naval Ships

Israel and Cyprus sign deal for new OPV and upgrade of existing patrol vessel

Alan Bosworth
CAPTAS-1, a towed array sonar developed by Thales
Naval

Sonar production facility opens in Sydney for Australian naval fleet

Reuters
Launch of the future Neom, a new Avante 2200 corvette of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces
Naval Ships

Spanish yard launches new corvette for Royal Saudi Naval Forces

Will Xavier
Launch of the Spanish Navy F110-class frigate Bonifaz, September 11, 2025
Naval Ships

Spanish Navy developing new air defence variant of F110 frigate

Will Xavier
The Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond (foreground) sails past the Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond.
Naval Ships

UK defence committee urges retention of Type 23 frigates as towed-array fleet falls to five

Alan Bosworth
A 30mm DS30M Mark 2 gun fitted on Brazilian warship NAM Atlântico
Weaponry

Germany arms upcoming F128 frigates with UK-made gun systems in $39.8m deal

Alan Bosworth
An Indian Navy Kalvari-class submarine sails alongside the French Navy aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle during Varuna 2021, a series of bilateral exercises in the Indian Ocean held from April 25 to 27, 2021.
Naval Ships

France mulls extending aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle's service life to 2040

Will Xavier
Concept rendering of standarised vessels for Norwegian Navy
Naval Ships

Norway to split standardised vessel buy into separate naval and coast guard contracts

Alan Bosworth
The US Coast Guard medium endurance cutter USCGC Active during an interdiction operation in the Pacific Ocean in late 2020
Accidents

US Coast Guard suspends search for 11 missing following boat sinking off Mexico

Will Xavier
Security Vessel News Roundup | October 20 – US foreign military sales boat orders, German naval infantry craft and more
Security

Security Vessel News Roundup | October 20 – US foreign military sales boat orders, German naval infantry craft and more

Baird Maritime
The Russian Navy frigate Admiral Isakov prior to being launched at Severnaya Verf's facilities
Shipbuilding

Russian Defence Ministry files $11m claim against local shipbuilder

Will Xavier
ROKS Chungnam – Republic of Korea Navy's newest frigate boasts improved air defence and anti-submarine capabilities
Naval

South Korea weighs broader naval mission near Strait of Hormuz

Reuters
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