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Japan Commissions 10th Mogami-class Frigate ‘Nagara’ 「ながら」

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its tenth Mogami-class frigate, JS Nagara (ながら), on June 29, 2026, marking another milestone in its ongoing effort to...

Indian Navy commissions sixth Project 17A frigate

The Indian Navy inducted the indigenously-built Project 17A frigate INS Mahendragiri into its Eastern Fleet during a ceremony held in Visakhapatnam on July 11, 2026. The post India...

Sweden picks French design for new Luleå-class frigates

The Swedish government has completed a down-select process, choosing France’s Naval Group as the preferred supplier for Sweden’s next-generation frigates under the Luleå-class prog...

Will the European Strait of Hormuz Force Float?

A flotilla of ships destined to bulk out the FS Charles de Gaulle Carrier Strike Group has joined up in the Arabian Sea, all part of the Anglo-French...

Naval Group splashes French Navy’s second FDI frigate

Shipbuilding company Naval Group has launched the second defense and intervention (FDI) frigate ordered by France’s defense procurement agency, the DGA, for the French Navy.  The p...

Spanish Navy trials new interceptor from Santa Maria-class frigate

The Spanish Navy and defense technology company Destinus have conducted a demonstration launch of the Hornet Block 1 interceptor from the frigate F-81 Santa María. The post Spanis...

Ukraine Claims Attack on Russian Frigate Admiral Essen

 Ukraine's drone forces claim to have hit a Russian frigate at a pier in Novorossiysk, along with one of Russia's rare hovercraft-like fast missile co...

Low on Fuel, Russian Frigate Drifts in the English Channel

A Russian frigate stationed in the English Channel, which was not on hand to impede the Royal Navy’s seizure on June 14 of the sanctioned Cameroon-fla...

Indian Navy set to commission 6th indigenous Project 17A stealth frigate Mahendragiri on July 11

The commissioning of the indigenous stealth frigate Mahendragiri (F38) in Visakhapatnam marks a significant enhancement to India's naval capabilities. Engineered entirely in India,...

Sweden to buy 4 new frigates from France

Sweden will purchase four new frigates from France to strengthen its air defense and maritime combat capabilities, the Swedish government announced on Tuesday, reported Xinhua. A...

Japan receives ninth Mogami-class frigate Natori

Japan has received frigate Natori from local shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), marking the delivery of the ninth vessel in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMS...

Japan built its 10th Mogami-class frigate in record time

A warship that needs less than half the crew of Japan’s older destroyers has joined the fleet, and it represents the tenth proof that a country facing a shrinking population can st...

MHI delivers Japan’s tenth Mogami-class frigate Nagara

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has delivered the warship Nagara to Japan’s Ministry of Defense, the tenth frigate in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's (JMSDF) Mogami-class...

Indigenous Stealth Frigate INS Mahendragiri Set For Indian Navy Commissioning

The indigenous stealth frigate Mahendragiri is scheduled to be commissioned into the Indian Navy on 11 July, marking a significant milestone in India’s maritime modernisation. Defe...

Sweden to procure four frigates from France

Sweden chooses Naval Group’s FDI frigate for Luleå-class programme 

Sweden’s Ministry of Defence has chosen French Naval Group to supply the Royal Swedish Navy with four defence and intervention (FDI) frigates under the Luleå-class programme. The p...

Frigates, destroyers to see market growth despite dawn of UMVs

Crewed surface combatants – frigates and destroyers – will see a larger compound annual growth rate than in previous years, GlobalData finds. The post Frigates, destroyers to see m...

Royal Navy down to five frigates after axing of two more Type 23s

The Royal Navy (RN) is set to be left with just five frigates in service after announcing the retirement of two Type 23 frigates, HMS Richmond and HMS Iron Duke, alongside the Hunt...

Japan Commissions Ninth Mogami-class Frigate ‘Natori’ 「なとり」

Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) held a delivery ceremony and a “self-defense ship flag raising ceremony” this week for the Natori (なとり). The event means t...

Brazilian Navy’s third Tamandaré-class frigate hits the water

German shipbuilding major TKMS has held a launching ceremony for the third Tamandaré-class frigate being built for the Brazilian Navy. The post Brazilian Navy’s third Tamandaré-cla...

Na mijnenjager ook Nederlands fregat op weg naar Straat van Hormuz: kabinet bereidt mogelijke missie voor

Het luchtverdedigings- en commandofregat Zr.Ms. De Ruyter krijgt mogelijk een rol bij het openhouden van de Straat van Hormuz voor de scheepvaart. Vooruitlopend op die mogelijke in...

China’s Next Generation Stealth Frigate Makes First Carrier Escort Deployment: How Capable is the Type 054B Class?

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has deployed its first frigate of the new heavily enhanced Type 054B class, the Luohe, as part of the carrier task group

Indian Navy’s INS Trikand Responds To Piracy Alert Near MV Fareeda 5

INS Trikand, a mission-deployed frontline frigate of the Indian Navy, responded swiftly to a distress call from merchant vessel MV Fareeda 5 in the Western Indian Ocean. The incide...

VIDEO: Navy’s Final Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship Joins the Fleet

The Navy commissioned the final Littoral Combat Ship on Saturday in Cleveland, Ohio, the namesake of the new ship. Freedom-class USS Cleveland (LCS-31) joining the fleet marks the...