Naval Analyses

11/12/2025

Navy Secretary John Phelan recently told attendees at a private dinner that the new frigate would be a modified National Security Cutter, sources told "Breaking Defense"! 😏

10/12/2025

Singapore is integrating the STRALES system across a wide range of platforms: the upcoming MRCVs (pic. 3), the new OPVs (pic. 2), and now the LMVs (pic. 1). This broad adoption places Singapore firmly among the STRALES user community, which already includes, or will soon include, the UAE, India, the Netherlands (SOVRAPONTE), Belgium (SOVRAPONTE), Poland, Italy, Indonesia (SOVRAPONTE), Taiwan and Colombia. Greece may also join the list if it proceeds with acquiring the FREMM frigates.

05/12/2025

One fewer frigate for the Royal Navy as HMS Lancaster has now paid off. Seven Type 23 frigates remain in active service.

The longest-serving frigate in the Fleet (34 years) paid off arriving in Bahrain for the last time. The 'Queen's Frigate' has spent more than 11 years at sea on patrol, sailing over 800,000 nautical miles.

04/12/2025

CNN Portugal journalist Rolando Santos reported that Portugal has decided to procure three Fincantieri FREMM EVO frigates in a deal valued at approximately €3 billion.

04/12/2025

Balkan Naval Procurements (surface combatants)
🇦🇱 1 x Cassiopea-class OPV
🇧🇬 2 x MMPV 90 light corvettes
🇬🇷 4 x FDI HN frigates
🇲🇪 2 x OPV 60M
🇷🇴 1 x Hisar-class light corvette
🇹🇷 8 x Istif-class frigates, 8-10 Hisar-class OPV/light corvettes

03/12/2025

Turkish state-owned defense contractor ASFAT announced that Romania will acquire one Hisar-class corvette from Turkey. The sale is Turkey's first ever export of a warship to a NATO and an EU member country. The contract was signed between ASFAT and Romanian Ministry of National Defence, today.

30/11/2025

The twelve ATMACA (8) and HARPOON (4) anti-ship missile launchers of the heavily upgraded 🇹🇷 Navy Barbaros-class (MEKO 200TN Track II) frigate TCG Orucreis (F-245).

25/11/2025

Constellation Class Frigate Program is cancelled!

This post has been updated with a statement from Fincantieri The Navy is walking away from the Constellation-class frigate program to focus on new classes of warships the service can build faster, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan announced Tuesday on social media. Under the terms negotiated with sh...

25/11/2025

The Royal Navy's Queen Elizabeth–class aircraft carriers currently lack several key systems for their defense. Although they were expected to be fitted with four 30mm RWS (blue circles), none have been installed. They are also missing an R-ESM sensor, decoy-launching systems (beyond the anti-torpedo decoy launchers already fitted), and likely (?) a 4th Phalanx CIWS (red circle). It is regrettable that such impressive and valuable warships remain without their full intended equipment, especially given the relatively modest cost required to complete these installations.

22/11/2025

Mk38 Mod 3 25mm RWS with co-axial Mk52 7.62mm machine gun, in action!

21/11/2025

NATO MARCOM's Playbook video (Part 1) is here! 🎥
Allied forces in the trained together to sharpen ASW & ASuW skills, from submarine–air cooperation to surface–air coordination at Task Group level. Stronger interoperability. Greater capability. Ready to secure the Baltic Sea.⚓️💪

17/11/2025

The first of two MMPV 90 corvettes for the Bulgarian Navy commenced sea trials sea trials in Varna Bay and Black Sea in November 2025.