The first of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)’s new Type 054B stealth frigates, Luohe (545), took part in its first official exercise in the Yellow Sea. It is worth noting that nearly ...

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 ...

SAS Amatola (F145) completed a seven-week Operation Corona maritime tasking which saw a diversion to Durban to pay South African naval respects to the newest guided missile stealth frigate in the ...

It is only the first step in the long-delayed process to replace the navy's aging frigates and the contract with Nova Scotia's Irving Shipbuilding is essentially a downpayment on only three of the ...

The government is ready to allocate a budget for the Royal Thai Navy to purchase two frigates, but the allocation should be limited right now, Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Friday. His ...

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 Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the Type 26 and Type 31 frigate programmes remain on schedule for delivery. Responding to parliamentary questions from Mark Francois MP, Minister of State ...

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 ...

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 ...

Japan’s Mogami class is clearly the best choice for Australia’s general-purpose frigate program. Compared with its very capable competitor, the Meko A-200 from Germany, the Mogami design needs a ...

Norway’s search for its next generation of frigates has reached a crucial stage. With the Fridtjof Nansen-class nearing the end of its service life, the Norwegian Ministry of Defence is assessing four ...