Shortly before Christmas it happened after all: another fire broke out on the Russian aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov", which was undergoing repairs and modernisation in Murmansk, but this time it was brought under control quickly and without any significant personal injury. Something like this happens during shipyard layovers and it wouldn't really be worth reporting...
For many years, the Royal Moroccan Navy has been pondering the question of adding new coast guard vessels to its fleet. The desired object would be an OPV 90 of the Avante1800 design from Navantia in Spain - somewhat smaller than the Avante2200 as just delivered for Saudi Arabia (Al Jubail class), but also larger than...
The guided missile frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" (type ship, project 22350, 135 metres, 4,500 tonnes) allegedly left Severomorsk, the Arctic home port of the Russian Northern Fleet off Murmansk on Kola Bay, shortly before the end of the year with a load of nuclear-capable hypersonic missiles "Zircon". According to Moscow, it will be used as a command platform from January to lead a convoy towards the Mediterranean...
Under the exercise name MOSI, two units of the navy of the Russian Federation and three ships of China's naval forces are to meet a unit of the South African navy off the east coast of South Africa. This was reported unanimously by the Russian news agency TASS and the South African online news portal Defence Web about joint activities between the naval forces of the three countries. The...
The small electronics company "Marine Instruments" actually started out in 2004 with data-transmitting buoys for fishing and small boats, but has since catapulted itself to the top of European manufacturers of niche maritime products. The company, based in Nigrán/Pontevedra, south-west of Vigo in the northern Spanish region of Galicia, is now part of the Spanish technology cluster Groupo Arbulu. In the beginning...
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...
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