Tag: frigates
Australia narrows down future frigate selection
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has shortlisted two foreign shipbuilders to develop a replacement for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)’s ageing ANZAC-class frigates...
Can Australian Naval Planning Create Order From Disarray?
Australia increasingly favours the issuance of major defence policy documents, but whether they improve military readiness is questionable. Defence white papers were issued in...
Challenges Ahead for Australian and New Zealand Navies
The right type? The right capabilities? What is the need for both navies to readjust their fleets to face regional threats?
The changing global strategic...
Australia eyes new frigates under ambitious new shipbuilding plan
East Asian frigates have been identified by the Australian government to be considered as possible general-purpose designs to replace the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)’s...
Has the China Coast Guard Reached Its Limit?
It appears that the China Coast Guard could have reached its limit in terms of size and utility.
Within the space of a decade the...
Japan’s MHI launches eighth Mogami-class frigate
Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the eighth Mogami-class guided-missile frigate on order for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) on 14...
Major contract for Rheinmetall: Australian Navy orders MASS ship protection systems...
Rheinmetall has won an important order in the maritime protection systems domain. The Royal Australian Navy and the Commonwealth of Australia have ordered the...
Singapore’s frigates to get more bite
The Republic of Singapore Navy’s (RSN’s) principal surface warfare fleet of six Formidable-class frigates is set to receive mid-life upgrades after fifteen years of...
Philippine Navy frigates receive air defence missiles
The Philippine Navy has received an undisclosed number of MBDA Mistral 3 surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) to arm its two new 2,600 tonne Jose Rizal-class...
Japan’s new multirole frigate hits the water
Japan’s Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding (MES) has launched the first of a planned fleet of 22 multi-mission frigates for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
The...
