The catastrophic situation in Sudan and the associated lack of any progress in harbour construction have probably led Russia to abandon its plans for an "East of Suez" presence. In any case, Moscow has declared that it is cancelling its plans to expand a Russian naval base in Port Sudan.
Another cancelled defence project: At the beginning of November, Norway finally cancelled the procurement contract from 2001 for fourteen NH90s, which had already been terminated in 2022 due to delivery deviations and maintenance problems, by mutual agreement and by resolving all disputes with the French-dominated NHIndustries (Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo, Fokker). NHI will take back the eight NH90s delivered to date, including spare parts,...
At the beginning of November, one piece of news did not make the headlines: The Huthi rebels in Yemen declared an end to their attacks on maritime interests (ships, harbours) with links to Israel in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Since the ceasefire between the USA and the Houthis brokered by Oman in May, the attacks have been limited to...
To mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Indonesian armed forces, the state-owned shipyard PT PAL very confidently presented the nationally developed prototype of an unmanned submarine (KSOT-008, 15 metres, 37 tonnes) to the public. Equipped with on-board AI and guided at a maximum distance of 400 kilometres by an Autonomous Submarine Command Centre (ASCC), KSOT can carry out three...
Naval Group: Type ship of the FDI frigate delivered to the Marine Nationale In October, the French state shipyard Naval Group delivered the "Admiral Ronarc'h", the type ship of the five FDI frigates (Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention), to the Marine Nationale in Brest. As a completely newly developed multi-mission frigate (122 metres, 4,500 tonnes), it is intended to master everything...
China - Sea trials for the amphibious supercarrier "Sichuan" Far removed from the global interest in the Chinese Navy's three aircraft carriers (PLAN), the new amphibious helicopter landing ships are not very visible - especially as they do not appear to differ significantly from one another at first glance. It is above all the Type 075 (Yushen class, 237...
Bulgaria - NVL builds MMPV 90 for the Black Sea The Bulgarian Navy has been replacing its outdated Soviet-era vessels with Western models bit by bit for several years now. Since the beginning of November, "Hrabri", the first of the two multipurpose patrol vessels MMPV 90 (Multipurpose Modular Patrol Vessel 90), has been...
Stirling Castle, purchased in 2023 for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service (RFA), but then decommissioned in 2024 due to a lack of personnel, was taken over by the Royal Navy at the beginning of the year and reactivated in July with a qualified crew under the White Ensign (white naval flag). The ship, which still looked quite civilian, was...
P-3C Orion flies reconnaissance off Argentina's coast With the arrival of the second of four formerly Norwegian and previously American P3-C/P3-N maritime patrol aircraft refurbished in the USA, Argentina's important capability for large-scale surveillance of its Exclusive Economic Zone in the South Atlantic is slowly being regenerated. Every year, it is mainly Chinese fishing fleets that move along the...
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