The Type 26 frigate programme, once hailed as a beacon of British naval innovation, has stumbled over a series of obstacles. These are not isolated incidents, but indications of wider failure which ...

The first of five Type 31 frigates due to be delivered to the UK Royal Navy has taken to the water for the first time, just days after making its first public appearance after being moved out of its ...

The Ministry of Defence has again declined to provide clarity on the future of the Royal Navy’s Type 32 frigate programme, saying all platform decisions will be taken as part of the forthcoming ...

Type 23 frigate HMS St Albans, captained by Commander Tom Sharpe RN 2010-2012. Type 23s specialise in anti-submarine warfare - Lee Blease/Royal Navy Today we’re going to discuss fighting Russian ...

China's first Type 054B frigate, the Luohe, has reached operational capability, as revealed in an official media report on the first anniversary of the warship's commissioning on Thursday. An expert ...

The Ministry of Defence has for the first time officially confirmed that Type 26 frigate build slots currently allocated to the Royal Navy are being assessed for potential transfer to Norway.

A concept graphic of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems' MEKO A-400 AMD frigate design, which the company wants to be adopted as the German Navy's Type 127 air-defence frigate. (tkMS) The budget committee of ...

China has commissioned the first of its next-generation Type 054B class of guided-missile frigates. The warship, which has been named CNS Luohe, was commissioned at a ceremony held at the military ...

BEIJING, 22 January (BelTA - China Daily) - China commissioned its first Type 054B guided-missile frigate in Qingdao, Shandong province, on Wednesday morning, according to the People's Liberation Army ...

As the PLAN integrates this vessel into its fleet and refines the design for mass production, the Luohe specifically stands as a symbol of China’s rise as a naval superpower. China continues to alarm ...

Digitised shipyards and other measures are being implemented to hasten the build of new Royal Navy warships.