As the PLAN integrates this vessel into its fleet and refines the design for mass production, the Luohe specifically stands as a symbol of China’s rise as a naval superpower.

Current FMM CEO Mark Vandroff is returning to Fincantieri Marine Group in a new role as the Senior Vice ... lead ship of the Constellation-class Frigate (FFG 62) program. Construction efforts ...

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s unprecedented show of firepower in waters between Australia and New Zealand has raised ... The PLA Navy ships – a frigate, a Type 055 destroyer ...

Case in point: the FFG(X) frigate program. Originally based on an existing design, the Navy added 3,000 pages of ... Ship Repair: An Overlooked Crisis While new shipbuilding garners much attention ...

A New Zealand frigate ... Navy is known to experiment with VTOL drones for use with a variety of platforms. Use is prominent especially from amphibious hulls and to a limited degree from aircraft ...

Through a series of posts on X, published Sunday alongside ... In terms of maritime modernization, the French Navy already expects five Naval Group made FDI frigates to enter service by 2030.

Current FMM CEO Mark Vandroff is returning to Fincantieri Marine Group in a new role ... start of the Frigate program,” Galbiati added. FMM is currently finishing the detail design of the lead ship of ...

Vandroff returns to D.C. where he started with FMG in 202, and in his new role will manage the company’s outreach with senior government leaders, including the Department of Defense, the Navy ...

Jan Allman is the new CEO at shipbuilder ... class LCSs and the start of the frigate program," Galbiati added. Fincantieri Marinette Marine is finalizing the design for the Navy's lead ...

Personnel on the New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Kaha also reported observing the Renhai ... explanation from China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday. In a post on X, Wong said she "raised ...

The Navy began procuring Constellation (FFG-62) class frigates (FFGs) in FY2020, and a total of six have been procured through FY2024. Current Navy plans call for procuring a total of at least 20 ...