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The frigate race: South Korea's Chungnam and Japan's Mogami eye US Navy contracts

For decades, the undisputed global supremacy of the United States Navy rested on an unshakable foundation: a robust, self-reliant domestic shipbuilding industry capable of churning out the world's ...
Naval Technology

Engine room manufacture underway on third UK Type 31 frigate

The third of the Type 31 frigate has now entered the continuous manufacturing phase. Credit: Babcock The keel of the third Type 31 frigate being built for the UK Royal Navy, the future HMS Formidable, ...
The National Interest

The Royal Navy’s Comeback Begins: The Type 31 Frigate Looks Like a Powerhouse

What You Need to Know: The Royal Navy’s new shipbuilding strategy aims to regain maritime prominence with the construction of five Type 31 frigates. These Inspiration-class vessels are designed as ...
Naval Technology

Steel cut on the future HMS Formidable, third of five UK Type 31 frigates

The Type 31 frigates will replace five old Type 23 warships still in Royal Navy service. Credit: Babcock Steel has been cut on the third-in-class Type 31 frigate, the future HMS Formidable, at Babcock ...

"Major step" forward for new Portsmouth-bound Type 31 ship HMS Formidable as shipbuilding progress continues

Specialist shipbuilders have completed a “major step” in producing a new modern frigate for the Royal Navy.
The National Interest

Forget Aircraft Carriers or Battlecruisers: Russia Just Deployed its Most Dangerous Warship

Russia’s Most Dangerous Frigate: Admiral Golovko Heads to the Atlantic Even as the Russian Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and Kirov-class battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov are both ...