The greatest maritime security problem currently facing the world is the campaign of attacks on merchant shipping in the Red Sea and its environs by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The campaign is adding costs and is delaying too many ships’ voyages, as they now often have taken a much longer route around...
The Egyptian Navy acquires a new warship and a patrol workboat is handed over to a lake protection agency on the US East Coast. Construction is meanwhile underway on future surface combatants for the US and Spanish navies. Egyptian Navy takes delivery of third Al-Aziz-class frigate German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has delivered the […]
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German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has delivered the lead ship of a new class of frigates ordered by the Egyptian Navy. The future ENS Al-Aziz and its ..
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Recent ship deliveries include a frigate for Egypt and a patrol vessel for Italy. An Israeli builder introduces an improved corvette variant for the export market. Lastly ..
Alexandria Shipyard in Egypt has begun conducting sea trials of a new Gowind-class corvette slated for the Egyptian Navy. The future ENS Luxor is the final one of four Go ..
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German media reports that the country’s government has given official approval for the sale of three MEKO A200 frigates to Egypt. The 121-metre vessels will each be ..
In a surprise announcement, the UK Ministry of Defence has revealed that the 24,000-tonne Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) replenishment ships Fort Austin (pictured) and Fort ..
German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has handed over the fourth and final Type 209 diesel-electric submarine slated for the Egyptian Navy. The future S-4 ..
The Egyptian Navy has formally welcomed the frigate ENS Bernees into service. The ship is the second of two FREMM frigates that were originally built by Fincantieri for t ..
The Egyptian Navy (EN) is the largest regional naval force in the Middle East. Its roles include the protection of Egypt’s extensive Red Sea and Mediterranean coastline ..