The Type 054B/Jiangkai III-class have several differences compared to the earlier Type 054/A guided missile frigates.

China has commissioned a new-generation frigate as competition rises with the U.S. and other regional powers, saying the ship will “play a vital role in enhancing the overall combat effectiveness" of ...

The Philippine Navy (PN) has begun the deployment of "surface action groups" or multiple naval vessels as part of intensified efforts to protect the country's maritime territories. In an interview ...

Now that China’s latest frigate has been commissioned with the PLAN, the vessel joins around 233 other warships in the fleet. Beijing achieved yet another naval milestone this week when the Chinese ...

The Portuguese Navy’s Multi-Purpose Support Ship (MPSS) single-vessel programme has contracted ... SCHOTTEL has announced it will also supply the Polish MIECZNIK-class (Swordfish) multi-role frigates ...

But the ships remain in their early ... for designs and procurement. The Navy said in a statement: “The Type 32 frigate programme is in the concept phase and has not yet reached the level ...

Airbus Defense and Space has begun a risk-assessment study for France’s future maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), to be based on an Airbus A321 airliner platform. Billed as a “flying frigate” by the ...

HMS Monmouth was put up for tender alongside three other retired ships. In response to ... revealed the Type 23 Duke-class frigate received two bids from naval recycling companies.

China’s navy has commissioned a new-generation frigate as competition rises with the US and other regional powers, saying the ship will “play a vital role in enhancing the overall combat ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China's navy has commissioned a new-generation frigate as competition rises with the U.S. and other regional powers, saying the ship will “play a vital role in enhancing ...