Learn how the Type 23 class has adapted through upgrades and refits, the pressures of an aging fleet, and the transition to new Type 26 and Type 31 frigates amid personnel and capability gaps. Iran ...

Fleet at historic low: HMS Iron Duke’s withdrawal leaves the Royal Navy with only five active frigates, reducing escort options for carrier strike groups and other missions. Costly short service: The ...

In mid-April 2026, Taiwanese media reported that the Republic of China (ROC) Navy is evaluating Japan’s upgraded Mogami-class frigate, known in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force as the New FFM, as ...

British shipbuilder Babcock acknowledged that it had assembled two Type 31 frigates “out of sequence,” necessitating extensive rework and delays. Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, the UK’s ...

Sweden selects frigates from France's Naval Group, first delivery expected in 2030 Deal will be one of country's biggest defence investments since the 1980s Frigates to accommodate weapons systems ...

The decision to spend roughly $270,000 on altering the naval jacket, whose design has remained the same since World War II, has been widely derided in the British press. The British military’s senior ...

STOCKHOLM—Sweden has selected French-state controlled Naval Group to build four new navy frigates in a $4 billion deal, as the country seeks to bolster its defense capabilities and take on a larger ...

The JMSDF ninth Mogami-class frigate, seen here in an image released by ATLA on 22 May 2026. (Japan MoD) Japan's Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) announced on 22 May that the Japan ...

USS Cleveland (LCS-31) sits pierside during the ship’s commissioning ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio, May 16, 2026. US Navy photo The Navy commissioned the final Littoral Combat Ship on Saturday in ...

The US Navy said it plans to buy at least 15 new battleships endorsed by President Donald Trump over the next 30 years, according to its new shipbuilding plan, marking a deeper commitment than ...

Sweden picked France’s Naval Group SA to supply four new frigates in an estimated $5 billion deal which paves the way for the Nordic state to play a bigger role in NATO’s maritime defenses. The ...

The U.S. Navy just pulled off a procurement plot twist worthy of a Pentagon thriller. Four weeks after proposing diesel-powered Trump-class battleships, the service’s new 30-year shipbuilding plan ...