44th Chinese Naval Escort Force Concludes Qatar Visit
he 44th Chinese naval escort taskforce paid a goodwill visit to Qatar from October 24 to 28, 2023. This is the third visit of the Chinese naval escort taskforce to…
HMS Chiddingfold and Bangor Train with Qatari Navy
Minehunters HMS Chiddingfold and HMS Bangor practiced close maneuvers and force protection in a series of exercises with the Qatari Emiri Naval Force. The Royal Navy mine counter-measure vessels, based…
Royal Brunei Navy Attended MNEK and IMSS
The 4th Multilateral Naval Exercise KOMODO (MNEK) was held in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Republic of Indonesia from 4 to 8 June 2023, bearing the theme “Partnership to Recover and to…
Qatari Corvette Semaisma Christened at Fincantieri Muggiano
The delivery of the corvette “Semaisma”, the fourth and last of the Al Zubarah-class ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defense within the national naval acquisition program, took…
Fincantieri Launches LPD Al Fulk for Qatar in Palermo
At the presence of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs, H.E. Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, and Italian Minister of Defense, Guido Crosetto, the launching…
Third Corvette for Qatar Handed Over in Muggiano
he delivery of the corvette “Al Khor”, the third of the Al Zubarah-class of four vessels ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition…
Royal Navy Begins World Cup Security Mission in Gulf
Royal Navy warships have begun their World Cup security mission, spending the next two months safeguarding the waters around host nation Qatar. Three minehunters, plus their mothership, have been tasked remain in…