China’s Linfen frigate appears to fit the mold of the existing Type 054s—but is different in several key ways, though the ...

China’s military carries out live firing around Taiwan, says continued drills on Tuesday will simulate blockade of island’s main ports. A ship fires a weapon during drills east of Taiwan, in this ...

Indonesia has named and launched its first domestically built Merah Putih-class frigate, KRI Balaputradewa (322). The ceremony took place on December 18 at PT PAL Indonesia’s shipyard in Surabaya, ...

Japan has launched the final vessel of its Mogami-class frigate program, with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces officially naming and launching JS Yoshii at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ shipyard ...

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the 12th Mogami-class guided-missile frigate on order for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). The vessel, which will be in service as ...

In Japan, an official naming and launching ceremony was held at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in Nagasaki to mark the entry into the water of JS Yoshii, the 12th and final Mogami-class ...

The U.S. Navy has decided to step back from its Constellation-class frigate program in favor of faster-to-build vessels and a new, American-designed frigate. That means the cancellation of four ...

(WLUK) -- Nearly a month after the U.S. Navy canceled an order of ships that were to have been built at Fincantieri Marinette Marine, it announced a new class of warships. The FF(X) is smaller than ...

WASHINGTON (WBAY) - The U.S. Navy announced Friday a plan for a new class of combatant ships: the FF(X). This comes after the Navy announced late last month that it was canceling the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement after the U.S. Navy announced its plan to introduce a new frigate class. This announcement comes after the ...

The US Navy will acquire a new Frigate class will be acquired as part of President Donald Trump’s “Golden Fleet,” Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan says in a post on X. New Frigate class will be ...

In September 2024, WSJ explored how the U.S. is looking to South Korea to help increase its battleship supply to catch up to China. Photo: HD Hyundai Heavy Industries The U.S. Navy will commission a ...