The Royal Thai Navy (Kong Thap Ruea Thai) said first group of Thai submariners would receive their training in China, where Thailand’s first submarine fleet in nearly 70 years are …
Category: Naval Warfare
Holland-class Offshore Patrol Vessel
The Holland-class offshore patrol vessels are a class of four offshore patrol vessels (OPV) constructed for the Royal Netherlands Navy (Koninklijke Marine). They are designed to fulfill patrol and intervention …
Aircraft Compatibility Testing Begins Aboard USS Gerald R. Ford
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) departed its homeport of Norfolk, Jan. 16 to begin Aircraft Compatibility Testing (ACT) off the East Coast as the first aircraft, …
Raytheon Delivers 10th AN/AQS-20C Minehunting Sonar to US Navy
Raytheon Company delivered its 10th AN/AQS-20C minehunting sonar system to the U.S. Navy. The sonar-towed body was officially transferred to the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division. The system …
Patria Delivers Upgraded Hamina Class Missile Boat to Finnish Navy
Finnish aerospace and defense Patria has delivered the first modernized Hamina class missile boat FNS Tornio (81) to the Finnish Defence Forces (Puolustusvoimat). Work on retrofitting and overhauling the ship …
Indian Coast Guard Commissioned Two Priyadarshini-class Fast Patrol Vessels
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has commissioned two more Priyadarshini-class fast patrol vessels (FPVs). The vessels are part of a five-boat contract signed between Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) …
Pakistan Navy Inducts RAS ATR-72 MPA and ATR-72 Cargo/Para-Drop
The Pakistan Navy (PN) inducted ATR-72 (cargo/para-drop configuration) and RAS ATR-72 MPA on 4 January in a ceremony held at Naval Air Station PNS Mehran in Karachi, Pakistan. The Pakistan …
Damen and Blohm + Voss Selected for Construction of German MKS180 Frigates
The German government has announced its intention to select Damen as the main contractor, together with partners Blohm + Voss and Thales, for supplying at least four Multi-Purpose Combat Ship …
New MRTP 24/U Special Operations Craft for Turkish Naval Forces
The second of the new SAT boats developed for the transfer of the Turkish Naval Forces Underwater Attack (Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri Su Altı Taarruz or SAT ) teams to the …
People’s Army of Vietnam Navy Lays Down Roro 5612 Landing Ship Tank
Da Nang-based shipbuilder, Song Thu Corporation has laid down the keel for a Roro 5612 multipurpose landing ship tank designed by the Dutch Shipbuilding Group Damen on order for the …