The Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) has taken delivery of the final one of five Avante 2200 corvettes built by Spanish shipyard Navantia. Unayzah and its four earlier Al-Jubail-class sisters are variants of Navantia’s Avante 2000 series of corvettes, which were developed primarily for the export...
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 Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) recently commissioned two new fast coastal patrol boats into service. Built by French shipyard Chantier Naval Couach, the two boats wi ..
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The past 20 years have seen the headlong advance of China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). A rapid drumbeat of warship construction has given the PLAN the capa ..
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Deliveries include dive boats for the UK Royal Navy and fast interceptors for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces. A California harbour operator welcomes a rebuilt patrol vessel ..
Recent deliveries include a destroyer for the US and a corvette for Saudi Arabia. Construction continues on a future US Navy fleet oiler while a contract has been awarded ..
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has delivered the first in a class of five multi-role corvettes slated for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF). Al-Jubail and its four sister ..
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New patrol boats were recently delivered to the Royal Thai Police and a law enforcement agency in Alabama. A new navy ship enters service with Saudi Arabia and constructi ..
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has delivered the first in a class of five corvettes slated for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF). Al-Jubail has a length of 104 metres, a ..
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Spanish shipbuilder Navantia launched a new corvette into the water at its Cadiz facilities on Saturday, December 4. The future Unayzah, named after a city in northern Sa ..