Last week, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned Hibiki-class ocean surveillance ship JS Aki (AOS-5203).
Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched JS Mogami (FFM-1), the first-in-class of next-generation multi-mission frigates ordered by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
South Korean shipbuilding major Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has officially begun building the first upgraded Sejong the Great-class (KDX-III) destroyer for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN).
The Indian Navy has decided to expand its fleet with five diving support craft (DSC).
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSF) Soryu-class submarine collided with a Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier in the Pacific Ocean.
Philippine Navy’s second Jose Rizal-class guided missile frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) will be delivered one month ahead of the contractual delivery date, the navy revealed.
Final FAP TIAC inspection of PN Frigate 2 will be from 25 to 30 January 2021. If PN Frigate 2 is found compliant to TS&BS, PN FAP TIAC will issue the Certificate of Final Acceptance to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), as stipulated in the contract, before the team flies back to Manila on 30 January 2
The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) has commissioned ROKS Gyeongnam (FFG-819), the second of eight Daegu-class guided missile frigates.
Himgiri’, the second of seven Nilgiri-class Project 17A stealth guided missile frigates being built for the Indian Navy, was launched at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) in Kolkata on 14 December 2020.
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has decommissioned the final two Fearless-class patrol vessels (PVs) RSS Freedom and RSS Gallant at a sunset ceremony at Tuas Naval Base held on 11 December.
The Rolls-Royce MT30 marine gas turbine has been selected for the Republic of Korea Navy’s (RoKN) FFX Batch III frigate, known as the Ulsan-class frigate.
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has launched the Republic of Korea Navy’s second 3000-ton KSS-III submarine.
Vessels belonging to the US, Japanese and Australian navies gathered in the South China Sea for trilateral naval exercises.
Taigei, a first unit in the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force’s (JMSDF) new class of attack submarines, has been launched and named in Japan.
