Addition to the article of 4 August 2022 by editorial note (see below) In view of the rapid Chinese shipbuilding development off its own coast and the aggressive behaviour of North Korea behind it, South Korea has planned a major expansion of its navy. An important part of this programme is the construction of three AEGIS units (FüWES) on...
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After two of the nine FAIC-M boats (fast attack interdiction craft - missile) of the Israeli type Shaldag Mk. V (translated: kingfisher) ordered from Israel Shipyards Ltd. in Haifa were received at the Commodore Divino Pier of the Philippine Navy headquarters in Manila City in September and given the names of national Marine Corps heroes, the...
As at 21 December 2022 On the night of 18 December, around 20 miles off the Thai coast, the 35-year-old 1,000-tonne corvette "Sukhothai" initially sank due to water ingress into the power supply, followed by a total failure of the on-board systems. She was in the sea area in order to...
The frigate newbuildings of the "Mogami" class are Japan's latest addition to the surface units of the self-defence forces of the Far Eastern island state. They are designed as multi-purpose vessels for the coastal area and for tasks such as humanitarian aid, anti-piracy and, to a limited extent, mine defence. A combined diesel/gas propulsion system (two MAN engines and a Rolls-Royce turbine) will power the compact ships (planning designation: 30DX) with a...
First of all, the American "amphibious assault ships", initially of the "Wasp" class (LHD 1-8, in service from 1989 to 2009), then subsequently of the "America" class (LHA 6-8, in service from 2014 to 2024), are 260 metre long and 40,000+ tonne flight deck carriers designed to support landing operations of the US Marines. Although they differ in the silhouettes...
It is certainly not the first ship christening for the former First Mayor of Hamburg. Today, Olaf Scholz attended the christening of two submarines as Federal Chancellor. In front of 350 guests, Ho Ching, the wife of the Singaporean Prime Minister, christened the submarines "Impeccable" and "Illustrious". The pair are build number two...
It's only a short video, but it's sure to make even the most hardened sailor look up: Two warships in immediate need of manoeuvring! In early December, a situation arose in San Diego Bay in which the 16,000-tonne dock landing ship LSD 49 "USS Harpers Ferry" and the destroyer DDG...
New Zealand's navy is quite manageable anyway - two frigates (combat force) and four OPVs (patrol force, 2 large, 2 small), plus three modern support vessels (tanker Aotearoa, multipurpose supply vessel Canterbury, survey vessel Manawanui), that's it! Decommissioning due to lack of personnel Now the third of the OPVs has also been transferred to reserve status, as the New Zealanders...
Some do Christmas shopping - others lay the keels of two Virginia-class attack submarines in the space of 14 days! At the end of November, Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) in Hampton Roads, Virginia, performed the ceremonial keel authentication for the 27th Virginia-class attack submarine. SSN 800 will bear the name...
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