The integrated system fires various kinds of decoy rounds from multiple launchers to counter simultaneous threats. That allows for the enhancement of a frigate’s soft-kill anti-missile defence ...

It almost certainly is doing so already. In a 28 February article in The Strategist, Eric Lies expounds the virtues of the Mogami-class frigate, a derivative of which is being offered to Australia for ...

As the PLAN integrates this vessel into its fleet and refines the design for mass production, the Luohe specifically stands as a symbol of China’s rise as a naval superpower. China continues to ...

According to GRSE, Himgiri is an advanced stealth frigate, the first in a series of three warships being built by the shipyard under the Indian Navy’s Project 17A. Meanwhile, Androth is the second of ...

In recent years, China has made a large investment in upgrading its naval forces. Part of this came in the form of building a couple new aircraft carriers to head up its fleet. But another large p ...

A helicopter landing on the flight deck of BNS Abu Ubaidah for the first time. (Bangladesh Navy) The Bangladesh Navy has marked the first landing of a helicopter on one of its Jiangwei II (Type ...

Australia’s biggest defence projects are facing a massive wages cost blowout, with BAE’s troubled Hunter-class frigate program the latest target in a union-led campaign leveraging sector pay ...

Frigate HMS Ambuscade, which saw action in the Falklands War, is set to make a triumphant homecoming weeks after 230 Victoria Crosses and a smaller number of George Crosses are permanently removed ...

Naval News takes you aboard the FDI Amiral Ronarc’h as the next generation frigate of the French Navy (Marine Nationale) is conducting sea trials off the coast of Brittany in February. In this ...

The Portsmouth-based frigate’s crew—comprising Royal Marines, sailors, and drone operators—played a key role in tracking and stopping the smugglers. As quoted in the Royal Navy news update, the ...

MSDF shows off stealthy frigate in Australia Australia is seeking a partner to procure new frigates, and Japan is a candidate country. NHK's Jennifer Walpole explains the background to the move.

SYDNEY (Kyodo) -- A Maritime Self-Defense Force frigate has made a port call in Western Australia as Japan bids for a contract to build Australia's new fleet of general-purpose frigates.