Turkey’s Sedef Shipyard has laid the keel of the third Istanbul-class multi-role frigate ordered by the Turkish Navy. Like its sisters, the future TCG Izmit belongs to the MILGEM warship family developed by the Turkish government. Construction was undertaken in cooperation with technology company...
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Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | January 25 – Brazil’s newest submarine, Turkish and Taiwanese frigates and more
The Turkish Navy commissions its newest surface combatant while the Brazilian Navy welcomes a locally-built submarine into service. A fast transport with a range of onboard medical facilities is handed over to the US Navy. Finally, a Taiwanese yard starts construction of a light frigate for anti-submarine missions. Turkish Navy commissions lead ship of new […]
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Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | August 4 – New naval ships for Estonia, Pakistan, Canada and the US
The Estonian Navy welcomes a hybrid patrol boat into service while the Royal Canadian Navy’s newest offshore patrol ship is nearing delivery. The US Navy names a future ..
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Future Pakistan Navy corvette Badr floated out
Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works has launched the future PNS Badr, one of four MILGEM corvettes jointly developed by the Pakistani and Turkish governments for the P ..
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Pakistan Navy’s first MILGEM corvette launched in Turkey
In a ceremony attended by Pakistani President Dr Arif Alvi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as guests of honour, a new corvette slated for the Pakistan Navy was ..
First steel cut for Pakistan Navy’s fourth MILGEM corvette
Pakistani builder Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KS&EW) has cut the first steel for a new MILGEM corvette slated for the Pakistan Navy. The ship will be the ..
Keels laid for two new Pakistan Navy ships
The Pakistan Navy has confirmed that the keels of two future ships that will join its fleet were recently laid during separate ceremonies held in China and in Turkey. The ..
Construction begins on Pakistan Navy’s first locally-built MILGEM corvette
Pakistani state-owned shipbuilder Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KS&EW) recently held a steel-cutting ceremony to mark the start of construction of a new ..