The Hellenic Navy acquires a former research vessel for special operations support as Japan welcomes a stealth frigate into service and new corvettes for Russia and the Philippines are launched. Construction begins on Australia’s Hunter-class frigates. Finally, ordered have been placed for frigates for the German Navy and patrol boats for Australia’s Pacific Island neighbours. […]
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German Navy orders two additional F126 frigates
The Procurement Organisation of the German Armed Forces has entered into an agreement for the construction of two additional F126 multi-purpose frigates for the German Navy. These ships will be the fifth and sixth in the F126 series, which is otherwise known as the Niedersachsen-class. The first...
UK builder to supply raiding boats to German Navy
UK manufacturer the Marine Specialised Technology Group (MST Group) has been selected for the construction of new fast raiding boats for the German Navy. Eight examples of the rigid inflatable boat (RIB) series will be deployed aboard the German Navy’s new F126 frigates. Deliveries are scheduled to...
German Navy’s eighth K130 corvette formally named
The German Navy formally named its newest K130 corvette in a ceremony earlier this month. The future Karlsruhe honours the city of the same name in the German city of Baden-Württemberg. The vessel was constructed by a consortium led by local defence shipbuilder the NVL Group and is the eighth in...
German Navy ships sail on seven-month Indo-Pacific deployment
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Defence has confirmed that two German Navy ships have departed Europe on a planned deployment to the Indo-Pacific region. The deployed vessels are the frigate Baden-Württemberg and the supply ship Frankfurt am Main (pictured). The two vessels recently sailed out of...
COLUMN | Beijing’s evolving multi-pronged strategy in the South China Sea [Naval Gazing]
China’s headlong maritime expansionism depends heavily upon achieving dominance of the South China Sea (SCS) and its environs. This dominance demands the establishment of control of many areas of the sea that are currently claimed by other nations. Beijing’s chosen tools to negate such claims are...
Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | December 7 – Spanish Navy’s newest submarine, Israeli Navy attack craft launch and more
The Spanish Navy takes delivery of a new submarine as a future Israeli Navy patrol boat is launched into the water for the first time. The US Navy christens an amphibious assault ship. Finally, a Dutch-German partnership begins construction of a new frigate for the German Navy. Lead boat of new...
VESSEL REVIEW | Kalkgrund & Stollergrund – Survey and weapons test support boats for German Navy
The German Navy recently took delivery of two new survey and weapons test support vessels from German shipyard Fassmer. Named after two shoals off the town of Flensburg and the city of Kiel, Kalkgrund and Stollergrund were designed to perform diverse roles such as coastal survey, marine research,...
German Navy Announces New Pacific Deployments as Global Navy Chiefs Call for More Pacific Cooperation
German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225) in Hamburg in 2019. Photo via Wikipedia
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SINGAPORE – The German Navy will deploy a frigate and a combat support ship to the Indo-Pacific in 2024, German Navy Chief Vice Adm. Jan Christian Kaack announced at the International Maritime Security Conference (IMSC) 2023 Thursday.
“We are looking forward to joint operations and exercises with our partners in the region,” Kaack said.
The mission of the two-ship task force will include freedom of navigation operations...
Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | March 16 – German Navy RIBs, a Japanese stealth frigate, and a US Navy expeditionary sea base
Deliveries include a patrol boat for a Texas sheriff’s department, a stealth frigate for Japan’s self-defence forces, and an expeditionary sea base for the US Navy. A ..