PNS Babur Visits Saudi Arabia
Pakistan Navy Ship BABUR, 1st of PN MILGEM Class ship, visited Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and conducted passage exercise with the ship of Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF). Upon arrival at…
Navantia Delivers Fifth Saudi Corvette in Jeddah
The Chief of the General Staff of Saudi Arabia, Fayyad bin Hamed al Ruwaili and the Commander of the Royal Saudi Arabian Navy, Admiral Fahad Bin Abdullah Al-Ghofaily, today presided…
Recovery of the Corvette “Solimões”
The Commander of the 4th Naval District, Vice-Admiral Antônio Capistrano de Freitas Filho, received the Vice-Governor of Pará, Hana Ghassan Tuma, on February 20, for a meeting in which they…
Sweden Orders MBDA’s CAMM Air Defense Missile
MBDA is pleased to announce it has signed a contract in Sweden to deliver Common Anti-air Modular Missiles (CAMMs) for the Swedish Armed Forces. The contract – signed between MBDA…
Construction of First Multi-Role Corvette Starts at Rauma Shipyard
On Monday 30 October 2023, Rauma shipyard celebrated the steel cutting ceremony of the first Squadron 2020 multi-role corvette. The traditional ceremony marked the start of the construction phase of…
HHI to Deliver First Philippine Corvette in 2025
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) said one of the two missile corvettes ordered by the Philippine Navy (PN) will be delivered by 2025 with the second in the…
Two Corvettes Launched at Amur Shipbuilding Plant
At the Amur Shipbuilding Plant, the withdrawal from the workshop and the launch of two Karakurt Class small missile ships RFS Udomlya and RFS Rzhev. The event was attended by…
North Korean Dictator Observes Missile Firing at Sea
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un observed the launch a “cruise missile” from Amnok Class corvette 661 in the Sea of Japan August 21st. Accuracy of the report is not known.
US Warships Commissioned in Canada
Text and photos from navsource.org Frigates USS Asheville The second Asheville was laid down 10 March 1942 as HMS Adur (K 269) by Canadian Vickers Ltd., Montreal, Canada Launched, 22…