During the Second World War, corvettes were vessels of limited tonnage, 1000 tons for the very prolific Flower class of the Royal Navy, intended to escort the…
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The Alsace Air Defense FREMM joins the French Navy
To say it was expected would be an understatement. Friday April 16, Naval Group delivered the Alsace air defense frigate to the French Navy. It will take in the months to ...
Read the articleFrance pulls out all the stops to convince Greece to choose the Frigate Belharra
Following the example of what it did for the contract for the acquisition of 18 Rafale aircraft, of which 6 second-hand aircraft were offered to Greece, France has now ...
Read the articleChina resumes construction of Type 054A anti-submarine frigates
For a little over a year, the Chinese authorities have decided to drastically reduce the visibility given to their military naval production, and more generally to all industrial production ...
Read the articleThe Chinese Navy takes delivery of its 72nd and last Type 056 corvette
The Chinese Navy announced that it had admitted the 72nd Type 056 corvette to service a few days ago. The Nanyang, hull number 619, is a corvette ...
Read the articleThe United States develops a revolutionary change of environment sonar
Since the use of the first combat submersible during the American War of Independence, the Turtle which was nothing other than a shell propelled by human force and intended to lay charges ...
Read the articleUS Navy experiments with drone to hunt submarines
Anti-submarine warfare is one of the most complex disciplines of modern warfare. Facing the immensity of the ocean in 3 dimensions, submarines, frigates, destroyers, helicopters and patrol planes ...
Read the articleRussia orders 6 new corvettes for the Pacific fleet
The Russian Defense Ministry announced, via the TASS agency, a new order for corvettes from the 20380 family, in order to strengthen and modernize the Pacific fleet between…
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